The Vacation - Couverture rigide

Horvath, Polly

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0374380708 ISBN 13 : 9780374380700

Editeur : Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Horvath Polly

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Henry’s parents are off to Africa, leaving him in the care of his two aunts, Pigg and Magnolia. Shortly after they arrive, Magnolia comes down with what she at first fears is a life-threatening ailment. As she recovers, and turns forty, she decides that it is time she and Pigg do some of the things they have always put off doing, such as the vacation they haven’t taken in twenty years. They decide to go to the beach. And because they are responsible for Henry, they take him out of school and bring him along. Magnolia decides there is nothing much after all to lying on a beach, so they hit the road without an agenda, riding out into the great American landscape. By cell phone they keep in touch with Henry’s father, who’s searching for Henry’s mother, lost in the jungle while following some chimps. Henry floats off alone into a Florida swamp, unknown relatives are tracked down, and beaches and mountains and plains are explored. The unexpected and the familiar mingle, as some people join them and others are left behind. Through it all, Henry listens to his father, who exhorts him to find a way to travel without becoming lost. But Henry has to find his own way to travel.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0374380708
• ISBN 13: 9780374380700
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 197
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible