Amy Bloom?s first novel for eight years revitalises the American road tripnovel from the perspective of a vulnerable but spirited woman. It paints avivid earthy... » 

Amy Bloom?s first novel for eight years revitalises the American road tripnovel from the perspective of a vulnerable but spirited woman. It paints avivid earthy and surprising picture of 1920s America its smells and texturesits population of drifters and con artists pimps and prostitutes. Away isstorytelling at its finest ? epic in sweep but intimate and psychologicallyacute moving but unsentimental. Like the novels of Sarah Waters it is bothrichly authentic in its period detail and fresh and contemporary in its style.But above all Bloom has created an unforgettable character in Lillian Leyb ?her voice haunted damaged yet innocent passionate witty and unpretentiousis so believable and strong that her presence lingers long after the novelends. «