num_pages: 333
description: Ever since her father died Bernies life has been stagnant. When concerned friends and family suggest she join a hike through Alaska to gain new perspective Bernie reluctantly agrees to go even though shes never been the adventurous type unlike her namesake Great-Aunt Bernice.Matthew is a struggling screenwriter who needs a week off the grid to gain some inspiration for a new project and to process the reappearance of his absent father.When the two meet at the trailhead its annoyance at first sight. Hes dismayed to discover that hell have to share a tent with Bernie who doesnt know the first thing about camping while she finds hes a little too into roughing it to be a reasonable human being. But as theyre forced to hike through the wilderness together their relationship becomes a surprising source of empathy and inspirationand maybe other feelings too. Can the two adversaries find the path to breaking the curse of family expectationsand each other?
language: English
title: The Name Curse
publisher: Montlake