Pete Ferry teaches high-school English in the wealthy suburb of Lake Forest outside of Chicago and moonlights as a travel writer. On his way home after work one evening, he witnesses a car accident that kills a beautiful woman named Lisa Kim. But was it an accident? Could Pete have prevented it? And did it actually happen, or is this just an elaborate tale he concocts to impart the power of story to his students? Why can't he stop thinking about Lisa Kim? And what might his obsession with her mean to his relationship with his girlfriend, Lydia?
With humor, tenderness, and suspense, Travel Writing takes readers on fascinating journeys, both geographical and psychological, as it delves into the notion that the line between fact and fiction is often negotiable.
Assertions that all the world's stories have been told are challenged in this unique novel, one which examines storytelling itself. The protagonist shares the author's name, immediately blurring the line between fact and fiction. Witnessing a fatal car crash hurls him out of his comfortable life as a teacher and occasional travel writer. As the voice of Pete, Anthony Heald is the epitome of an eloquent everyman. Heald shifts his tone seamlessly as he captures all the variations on the "travel writing" of the title with a confident, capable performance. Part personal (and, of course, literal) exploration, part murder mystery, and part metaphysical examination of writing itself--this novel and Heald's delivery of it are certainly worth the trip. L.B.F. (c) AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine
Dave Eggers...
"Totally captivating and page-turning...completely soulful...raises all kinds of questions about fiction and fact and the writing process."
About the Author
PETER FERRY is a teacher, writer, and editor. He has written textbooks for Rand McNally and travel pieces for the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times. His short stories have appeared in the New Review of Literature and McSweeney’s, and he has won the Illinois Arts Council Literary Award for Short Fiction. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.
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