Anywhere but Here

AnywhereButHereisamoving,oftencomicportraitofwisechildAnnAugustandhermother,Adele,alarger-than-lifeAmericandreamer.Astheytravelthroughthelandscapeoftheiroftenconflictingambitions,AnnandAdelebringtolifeanovelthatisabrilliantexplorationoftheperennialurgetokeepmoving,evenattheriskofprofounddisorientation.Simpson'sfirstnovelisultimatelyaheart-renderingtaleofamotheranddaughter'sinvaluablerelationship."ThetwowomeninthisbookareAmericanoriginals.AnnisanewHuckFinn,atough,funny,resourcefulloveofagirl.AdeleislikenooneI'veencountered,atoncedeplorableandadmirable--andaltogetherbelievable."--WalkerPercy"AnywhereButHereisawonder:big,complex,masterfullywritten,it'sanachievementthatlands[Simpson]inthefrontranksofourbestnovelists."--Newsweek,