Solace of the Road

Holly'sstorywillleavealastingimpressiononallwhotravelwithher.MemoriesofmumaretheonlythingthatmakeHollyHoganhappy.Shehatesherfosterfamilywiththeirtoo-nicewaysandtheirfalsesympathy.Andshehatesherlife,herstupidschool,andthewayeveryoneisalwaysonather.Thenshefindsthewig,andeverythingchanges.Wearingthelong,flowingblondlocksshefeelstransformed.She'snotHollyanymore,she'sSolace:thegirlwiththeslinksterwalkandthesupersharptalk.She'solder,moreconfident--thekindofgirlwhocanwalkrightoutofherhumdrumlife,hitchtoIreland,andfindhermum.Thekindofgirlwhocanfacetheworldhead-on.SobeginsabittersweetandsometimeshilariousjourneyasSolaceswaggersandHollytiptoesacrossEnglandandthroughmemory,discoveringhertrueselfandunlockingthesecretsofherpast.