Flyover Lives: A Memoir
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"Smart . . . perceptive . . . "Flyover Lives "is a memoir of the Midwest sure to charm readers."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR From the "New York Times "bestselling author of "Le Divorce," a dazzling meditation on the mysteries of the "wispy but material" family ghosts who shape us Growing up in the small river town of Moline, Illinois, Diane Johnson always dreamed of floating down the Mississippi and off to see the world. Years later, at home in France, a French friend teases her: "Indifference to history--that's why you Americans seem so naive and don't really know where you're from." The "j'accuse" stayed with Johnson. Were Americans indifferent to history? Her own family seemed always to have been in the Midwest. Surely they had got there from somewhere? In digging around, she discovers letters and memoirs written by generations of stalwart pioneer ancestors that testify to more complex times than the derisive nickname "The Flyover" gives the region credit for. With the acuity and sympathy that her novels are known for, she captures the magnetic pull of home against our lust for escape and self-invention. This spellbinding memoir will appeal to fans of Bill Bryson, Patricia Hampl, and Annie Dillard.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0670016403
ISBN13:9780670016402
Release Date:January 2014
Publisher:Viking
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.94 lbs.
Dimensions:8.8" x 1.0" x 5.8"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher
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