A Song for the Road
Book Feature - A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
HBL Note: I featured A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi in my May Roundup, but I recently connected with her in a writing group and we discovered that she lives in central Missouri, which is where I grew up! Such a small world. I asked if I could feature her book along with an author interview. She graciously said yes! So be sure to check out Kathleen Basi’s interview here. A SONG FOR THE ROAD is being described as Cheryl Strayed's Wild meets Katherine Center's How to Walk Away, both amazing authors. I can’t imagine losing your entire family, your husband and twin children, all at once. But then imagine, a year later, finding your children organized a road trip for you and your husband to take after they left the house. Complete with embedded videos. You’d have to take that trip, right? Scroll down to read more about Kathleen’s novel:
Book Feature - A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
Book Feature - A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
From the publisher:
It's one year after the death of her husband and twin teenagers, and Miriam Tedesco has lost faith in humanity and herself. When a bouquet of flowers that her husband always sends on their anniversary shows up at her workplace, she completely unravels. With the help of her best friend, she realizes that it's time to pick up the pieces and begin to move on. Step one is not even cleaning out her family's possessions, but just taking inventory starting with her daughter's room. But when she opens her daughter's computer, she stumbles across a program her daughter has created detailing an automated cross-country road trip, for her and her husband to take as soon-to-be empty nesters.
Seeing and hearing the video clips of her kids embedded in the program, Miriam is determined to take this trip for her children. Armed with her husband's guitar, her daughter's cello, and her son's unfinished piano sonata, she embarks on a musical pilgrimage to grieve the family she fears she never loved enough. Along the way she meets a young, pregnant hitchhiker named Dicey, whose boisterous and spunky attitude reminds Miriam of her own daughter.
Tornadoes, impromptu concerts, and an unlikely friendship...whether she's prepared for it or not, Miriam's world is coming back to life. But as she struggles to keep her focus on the reason she set out on this journey, she has to confront the possibility that the best way to honor her family may be to accept the truths she never wanted to face.
Book Feature - A Song for the Road by Kathleen Basi
