Ancient Highway (9781400063741)
From the bestselling author of Jewel and The Difference Between Women and Men comes a haunting novel of home, family, and the pursuit of lost dreams. Ancient Highway brilliantly weaves together the hopes and regrets of three characters from three generations as they reconcile who they are and who they might have been.
In 1925, a fourteen-year-old boy leaves his familyÂs farm and hops a boxcar in a dusty Texas field, heading for Hollywood and a life in the Âflickers.Â
In 1947, a ten-year-old girl aches for a real home with a real family in a wide-open space, far from the crowded Los Angeles streets where her handsome cowboy father chases stardom and her mother holds a secret.
In 1980, a young man just out of the Navy visits his elderly yet colorful grandparents in Los Angeles, eager to uncover his familyÂs silent history.
For the Holmeses, a longing for something elseÂanother place, a second chanceÂseems to run in the family DNA. From EarlÂs journey west toward Hollywood glory, to his daughter JoanÂs wish for a normal existence away from the bright lights, to his grandson BradÂs yearning for truth, this deep-rooted desire sustains them, no matter how much the goal eludes them. But ultimately, in each generation, a family crisis forces a turning away from the horizon and the acceptance of a reality that is by turns harsh and healing.
Inspired by stories of his own family, Bret Lott beautifully renders the lives of ordinary people with extraordinary faith in a mesmerizing and finely wrought tale of love and letting go.
Product details
- Hardback | 241 pages
- 153 x 244 x 22mm | 440g
- 21 Jul 2008
- Random House (NY)
- United States
- English
- 1400063744
- 9781400063741
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