num_pages: 352
description: Seven years ago, Penny's boyfriend was savagely attacked by a bear, setting off a chain of tragic events. Now, fighting a debilitating illness and haunted by her past, she finds herself incapable of emotional or sexual intimacy. As a way to break down the defenses she has built up in her safe Chicago life, she sets out on a cross-country bike tour. On this trip she meets Ndele, a beautiful, mysterious black man who challenges her to confront her ghosts and decide whether to put her past behind her and live or succumb to the terrible uncertainties that plague even her dreams.
language: English
title: Going to the Sun: A Novel
titlecomplete: Going to the Sun: A Novel
genres: Fiction
ratings_count: 189
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Adult Fiction
publisher: Picador