num_pages: 333
description: Like Jack Kerouac’s intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in the recesses of the human heart. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching Gore makes her way through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War China, wanders bustling, electric Katmandu, and hunkers down in an icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole. Yet it is in the calm, verdant landscape of rural Italy where, pregnant and penniless, nineteen-year-old Gore’s adventure truly begins. An illuminating glimpse into the boldly political Gore—creator of HipMama.com and Hip Mama magazine—this unflinching memoir offers a poignant exploration of the meaning of home, and surveys the frontiers of both land and heart.
language: English
title: Atlas of the Human Heart
titlecomplete: Atlas of the Human Heart
genres: Coming Of Age, Biography, Travel, Feminism, Nonfiction, Autobiography, Memoir, Parenting, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 636
awards: awardedAt: 1072944000000
name: Oregon Book Award
category: Creative Nonfiction (Finalist)
publisher: Seal Press