When he crosses paths with Sam, a carnival operator and consummate showman, he begins to nurture his own knack for storytelling. But his real payment comes in the form of stories that people tell him. Along the way, he picks up odd jobs-as everything from a community organizer to a building superintendent-to pay his way. Although others might have turned back and sought comfort with friends and family, he presses on, eager for the next adventure. Yet he rarely reexamines his quest, even when adversities mount. The protagonist’s impetus for his journey seems to stem from unfulfilled dreams of glory, and not from a deep-rooted desire to better understand the U.S. There are bitter winters to contend with, highway robberies, homelessness and all manner of other hardships. However, neither his years as a benchwarmer for his college baseball team nor his ROTC training adequately prepare him for the harsh realities of life on the road. He resolves to find himself by exploring his native land and learning about its character. In this debut novel, a lost man finds that the best way to get to the facts is through fiction.įollowing college, Landfair’s unnamed narrator buys a motorcycle that he doesn’t quite know how to ride.
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