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Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like scars leading back to her own past. As in the highly acclaimed Skating to Antarctica, Diski has created a seamless and seemingly effortless amalgam of reflections and revelation in a unique combination of travelogue and memoir.
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Stranger on a Train, Jenny Diski
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- Released
- 2004
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- Title
- Stranger on a Train
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jenny Diski
- Publisher
- Virago
- Released
- 2004
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 1860499953
- ISBN13
- 9781860499951
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Maps & Travel, True Stories, Biographies, Travel, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Opinion Journalism & Essays
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- Using two cross-country trips on Amtrak as her narrative vehicles, British writer Jenny Diski connects the humming rails, taking her into the heart of America with the track-like scars leading back to her own past. As in the highly acclaimed Skating to Antarctica, Diski has created a seamless and seemingly effortless amalgam of reflections and revelation in a unique combination of travelogue and memoir.