About this item
The Drive follows Teresa Bruce on her 2003 road trip through Mexico and onto the Pan American Highway, in a rickety camper with her old dog and new husband in tow. Bruce first set off on the exact same route in 1973, her parents at the helm and their two young daughters in tow, as a reaction to the accidental death of their youngest child, Bruce's brother John John. Her attempt to follow the route, using her mother's travel journal as an anecdotal guide, is as much about her need for exploration as it is about trying to understand her parents and their pain, and to finally begin to heal her own wounds over the accident. Bruce is immensely talented in bringing scenery of Central and South America to life - countries from Mexico and Guatemala to Bolivia and Argentina are detailed with her innate attention to detail and sense of storytelling.
About the Author
The author of "The Other Mother: a rememoir" first reached national audiences through PBS. Her documentary "God's Gonna Trouble the Water," won a CINE Golden Eagle and praise from TV critic John Leonard.Her first book, the narrative for "Transfer Of Grace," is in its second edition by Joggling Board Press of Charleston, SC. The collaboration of fine art photography and prose was Charleston Magazine's "Editor's Pick" and was featured on the CBS Morning Show.Bruce's projects are represented by Faith Hamlin of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates, Inc. -- Literary Agents.
