The Resource A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi
A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi
Resource Information
The item A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
Resource Information
The item A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
- Summary
- It's one year after the death of her husband and twin teenagers, and Miriam Tedesco has lost faith in humanity and herself. When a bouquet of flowers that her husband always sends on their anniversary shows up at her workplace, she completely unravels. With the help of her best friend, she realizes that it's time to pick up the pieces and begin to move on. Step one is not even cleaning out her family's possessions, but just taking inventory starting with her daughter's room. But when she opens her daughter's computer, she stumbles across a program her daughter has created detailing an automated cross-country road trip, for her and her husband to take as soon-to-be empty nesters. Seeing and hearing the video clips of her kids embedded in the program, Miriam is determined to take this trip for her children. Armed with her husband's guitar, her daughter's cello, and her son's unfinished piano sonata, she embarks on a musical pilgrimage to grieve the family she fears she never loved enough. Along the way she meets a young, pregnant hitchhiker named Dicey, whose boisterous and spunky attitude reminds Miriam of her own daughter. Tornadoes, impromptu concerts, and an unlikely friendship...whether she's prepared for it or not, Miriam's world is coming back to life. But as she struggles to keep her focus on the reason she set out on this journey, she has to confront the possibility that the best way to honor her family may be to accept the truths she never wanted to face. Hopeful, honest, and tender, A Song for the Road is about courage, vulnerability, and forgiveness, even of yourself, when it really matters
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781643856919
- Label
- A song for the road : a novel
- Title
- A song for the road
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Kathleen Basi
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- It's one year after the death of her husband and twin teenagers, and Miriam Tedesco has lost faith in humanity and herself. When a bouquet of flowers that her husband always sends on their anniversary shows up at her workplace, she completely unravels. With the help of her best friend, she realizes that it's time to pick up the pieces and begin to move on. Step one is not even cleaning out her family's possessions, but just taking inventory starting with her daughter's room. But when she opens her daughter's computer, she stumbles across a program her daughter has created detailing an automated cross-country road trip, for her and her husband to take as soon-to-be empty nesters. Seeing and hearing the video clips of her kids embedded in the program, Miriam is determined to take this trip for her children. Armed with her husband's guitar, her daughter's cello, and her son's unfinished piano sonata, she embarks on a musical pilgrimage to grieve the family she fears she never loved enough. Along the way she meets a young, pregnant hitchhiker named Dicey, whose boisterous and spunky attitude reminds Miriam of her own daughter. Tornadoes, impromptu concerts, and an unlikely friendship...whether she's prepared for it or not, Miriam's world is coming back to life. But as she struggles to keep her focus on the reason she set out on this journey, she has to confront the possibility that the best way to honor her family may be to accept the truths she never wanted to face. Hopeful, honest, and tender, A Song for the Road is about courage, vulnerability, and forgiveness, even of yourself, when it really matters
- Cataloging source
- Midwest
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Basi, Kathleen M
- Dewey number
- 813/.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- hoopla digital
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Grief
- Automobile travel
- Interpersonal relations
- Self-actualization (Psychology) in women
- Courage
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781643856919
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 14114703
- Publisher number
- MWT14114703
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (MWT)MWT14114703
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
- Label
- A song for the road : a novel, Kathleen Basi
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
-
- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781643856919
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 14114703
- Publisher number
- MWT14114703
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (MWT)MWT14114703
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Library Locations
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Evanston Public Library Chicago AveBorrow it900 Chicago Ave., Suite 102, Evanston, IL, 60202, US42.034188 -87.679606
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Evanston Public Library MainBorrow it1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, US42.048419 -87.680008
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