A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving
forward across an adventurous and volatile American landscape. One year.
One national park at a time.
This is it. No more California. I'm sifting into the underbelly of
where the nomads go.
After a decade as an assistant to high-powered LA executives, Emily
Pennington left behind her structured life and surrendered to the pull
of the great outdoors. With a tight budget, meticulous routing, and a
temperamental minivan she named Gizmo, Emily embarked on a yearlong road
trip to sixty-two national parks, hell-bent on a single goal: getting
through the adventure in one piece. She was instantly thrust into more
chaos than she'd bargained for and found herself on an unpredictable
journey rocked by a gutting romantic breakup, a burgeoning pandemic,
wildfires, and other seismic challenges that threatened her safety, her
sanity, and the trip itself.
What began as an intrepid obsession soon evolved into a life-changing
experience. Navigating the tangle of life's unexpected sucker punches,
Feral invites readers along on Emily's grand, blissful, and sometimes
perilous journey, where solitude, resilience, self-reliance, and
personal transformation run wild.
