The Glimpse Traveler

by Marianne Boruch

Book Overview

When she joins a pair of hitchhikers on a trip to California, a young Midwestern woman embarks on a journey about memory and knowledge, beauty and realization. This true story, set in 1971, recounts a fateful, nine-day trip into the American counterculture that begins on a whim and quickly becomes a mission to unravel a tragic mystery. The narrator's path leads her to Berkeley, San Francisco, Mill Valley, Big Sur, and finally to an abandoned resort...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025322344X
• ISBN13: 9780253223449
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 6.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher