Detours
By: Emma Gates
Publisher: Wells Street Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 305
ISBN-13: 9780988890664
Subjects: College students; College stories; Romance fiction; Fiction
Description: In 1972, a time of tumultuous political and social change, Clare and Lowell are idealists on opposite ends of the spectrum. Lowell is an ambitious grad student expecting an elite career in the Foreign Service and Clare is an earnest freshman antiwar activist. When they meet at Indiana University, an unlikely passion begins. Detours is a sensual and intelligent romance exploring politics, culture, and self-discovery in a story that spans more than a decade and travels from the States to Beirut, Mexico City, and Kuwait. The journey is spellbinding and unforgettable.