by Jill Dawson
First published 1998
These women pack their bags and leave everything behind. Some flee in panic, others stumble forward drunk on possibility. They cross borders real and imagined, sometimes with companions, often completely alone. The road calls to them differently than it calls to men. Where male travelers seek conquest, these women seek something else entirely. One woman drives through unfamiliar territory gripped by terror. Another wanders lost but discovers freedom in her confusion. Friends embark together only to find their bond tested by distance and strange places. Each story captures a moment when movement becomes transformation. The destination matters less than what happens along the way. These tales subvert every assumption about who gets to be adventurous and how. The women stumble, laugh, cry, and keep moving forward into unknown territory both geographical and emotional.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, adventure, contemporary
Vibes: atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, found-family
Period: 21st-century
226 pages · Paperback · Hodder and Stoughton