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Open Road - (Memoir) by Tw Neal (Paperback)

Open Road - (Memoir) by  Tw Neal (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Fans of Cheryl Strayed's <i>Wild</i>, Bill Bryson's <i>A Walk in the Woods</i>, and Elizabeth Gilbert's <i>Eat, Pray, Love</i> will enjoy author Toby Neal's road trip travel memoir of self-discovery as she and her husband journey through the national parks.</b><p>I had a dream to live a "normal" life, and I attained it; but along the way, I lost myself.</p><p>My story began in <i>Freckled: a Memoir of Growing up Wild in Hawaii</i>, but it continued after I married the man of my dreams, completed my education with multiple degrees, had a successful career, and raised two beautiful children. </p><p>I sacrificed to get to where I was. Though I didn't regret anything, flat on my back in the doctor's office on the cusp of my fiftieth birthday, my health was crumbling. </p><p><i>I no longer recognized myself.</i></p><p>I turned my head and saw a calendar on the wall: Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah beckoned me with its mysterious sandstone hoodoos.</p><p>A road trip traveling through the national parks was just what I needed to rediscover the girl I'd been. It could help me turn a corner into my new career as a writer, and my husband would enjoy a chance to photograph the natural wonders we saw.</p><i><b>Sometimes, a twelve-thousand-mile road trip is also a personal quest.</b></i><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p></p><i><b>An absorbing travel narrative about defining and facing the limitations and opportunities of midlife. KIRKUS</b></i><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p>

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