Learning to Float by Lili Wright - ISBN: 9780767910040
Paperback
Road trip, quirky gurus, and love lessons for a restless heart.

Learning to Float

The Journey of a Woman, a Dog, and Just Enough Men

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  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    10 June 2003

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Summary

Lili Wright is a thirty-something woman on the emotional lam. Faced with a choice between two men–Stuart, the steady veterinarian, and Peter, the dreamy writer–she climbs into her car and leaves them both behind.

With only a borrowed dog named Brando for company and a map of twelve states in her pocket, Lili sets out on a road trip, hoping that by setting herself in motion she will find a way to settle down. Charting a course from Cadillac Mountain in Maine to the faded glory of Key W…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780767910040
ISBN-10:0767910044
Author:Lili Wright
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:10 June 2003
Weight:369g
Dimensions:203mm x 130mm x 19mm
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Critics Review

“Following Lili Wright as she floats from one seaside town to another is an invitation to break from our stodgy existences and experiment with adventure in our own lives. A must read, for not only the thirty-something crowd but those of us way beyond.”
– Joan Anderson, author of A Year by the Sea and An Unfinished Marriage

“With ribald candor, Lili Wright charts the treacherous territory between the desire for emotional connection and the safety of cavalier independence. Learning to Float is an incredibly smart, brave, and honest book about a woman trying to come to her senses.”
–Ken Foster, author of The Kind I’m Likely to Get

“The joy of this book is the combination of fearless self-confrontation and the freedom of the open road. Lili Wright did what so many women dream of: She drove away from her relationships, had adventures, and lived to tell the tale in a funny, honest, and fascinating book.“–Haven Kimmel, author of A Girl Named Zippy and The Solace of Leaving Early

“Romantic confusion has never been as much fun as this trip down the east coast in Lili Wright’s Mazda. Learning to Float is witty, touching, endlessly charming, and as human as a face in a snapshot.”–Luc Sante author of Low Life

About The Author

Lili Wright

Lili Wright spent ten years as a journalist in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Utah, and Mexico. Her work has appeared in newspapers nationwide, including the New York Times and the Baltimore Sun. A graduate of Columbia University’s M.F.A. program, she currently teaches creative writing and journalism at DePauw University and lives in Greencastle, Indiana, with her husband and daughter.

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