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Atlas of the Human Heart

by Ariel Gore · 2003

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Like Jack Kerouac's intrepid little sister, Ariel Gore spins the spirited story of a vulnerable drifter who takes refuge in the recesses of the human heart. With just a few pennies and her I Ching, a change of clothes and a one-way ticket to Hong Kong, a perceptive, searching Gore makes her way through the labyrinthine customs of Cold-War China, wanders bustling, electric Katmandu, and hunkers down in an icy London squat with a prostitute and a boyfriend on the dole. Yet it is in the calm, verdant landscape of rural Italy where, pregnant and penniless, nineteen-year-old Gore's adventure truly begins. An illuminating glimpse into the boldly political Gore—creator of HipMama.com and Hip Mama magazine—this unflinching memoir offers a poignant exploration of the meaning of home, and surveys the frontiers of both land and heart.

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of thisbiographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
coming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thisparentingparentingMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 333 pages

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