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Cliff, a sixty‑something farmer who has been divorced and robbed of his farm by a real estate developer connected to his ex‑wife, sets out on a road trip across America. Armed with a childhood puzzle of the United States, he seeks to rename all the states and their state birds to escape the ordinary titles men have given them. His journey takes him from a passionate affair with a former high school teacher to a visit to an old classmate’s snake farm in Arizona, and finally to the high‑octane world of his son, a prominent movie producer in San Francisco. The novel explores themes of life change, family dynamics, and middle‑aged masculinity in a humorous yet psychological portrait of a man redefining himself.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Psychological Fiction/Psychological Drama
Authors: Jim Harrison
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