num_pages: 535
description: Anywhere But Here is a moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer. As they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions, Ann and Adele bring to life a novel that is a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Simpson's first novel is ultimately a heart-rendering tale of a mother and daughter's invaluable relationship."The two women in this book are American originals. Ann is a new Huck Finn, a tough, funny, resourceful love of a girl. Adele is like no one I've encountered, at once deplorable and admirable--and altogether believable."--Walker Percy" Anywhere But Here is a big, complex, masterfully written, it's an achievement that lands [Simpson] in the front ranks of our best novelists."-- Newsweek
language: English
title: Anywhere But Here
titlecomplete: Anywhere But Here
characters: Ann August, Adele August
genres: Fiction, Family, Coming Of Age, Young Adult, Literature, Chick Lit, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 3087
places: The United States of America
series: Mayan Stevenson
publisher: Vintage