Somewhere south of here
Subtitle: a novel
By: William Kowalski.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Young men -- Fiction; Birthmothers -- Fiction; Santa Fe (N.M.) -- Fiction
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "As Billy Mann grew up, his only link to the father who died in Vietnam and the mother who deserted him was his hard-drinking grandfather, Thomas Mann, who raised him on a diet of fried bologna sandwiches and mythic tales of the Mann family ancestry. With Grandpa gone, Billy has lost his only known blood relation and sole link to his heritage. The lone clue he possesses to his mother's whereabouts is her last-known address, somewhere in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Propelled by hope and heartache, Billy sets off on a cross-country odyssey from his home in upstate New York.".

"Arriving in Santa Fe, carrying every possession he owns on the back of his motorcycle, Billy has taken the first step of an intoxicating journey of the heart as he courageously completes his rite of passage into manhood. Filled with vividly drawn characters, each of them with secrets and secret longings of their own, Billy's world is suddenly rich with possibility - the chance for love, friendship, and, finally a family to call his own."--BOOK JACKET.