By: K. Lang-Slattery
ISBN: 9781734279634
Pacific Bookworks, 2020
Wherever the Road Leads: A Memoir of Love, Travel, and a Van takes you on a stunning two-year adventure. Newlyweds (an artist and an engineer) meet the rigors of international travel and the ups and downs of married life in a Volkswagen microbus that continually needs repair. A delightful memoir about a two-year, 40,000-mile journey in a world before the internet or cell phones. Tom and Katie’s new marriage develops against the unusual background of exotic locations and van travel. Descriptions of travel experiences are interspersed with sections about van-life chores, marketing and cooking on the road, mechanical problems, people encountered along the way, and intimate moments of love and discord. Beautifully illustrated with photos, pen and ink drawings, quick sketches, and hand-drawn route maps.
About the Author
K. (Katie) Lang-Slattery began her writing career in the youth periodical market. She published her first adult book in 2016, at the age of 73. This historical novel, Immigrant Soldier: The Story of a Ritchie Boy, has garnered awards and fans. Katie’s memoir, Wherever the Road Leads, recounts two years living in a VW van in the 1970s, driving across four continents. She is currently completing her second novel, Ashes and Ruins, a mother/daughter story that takes place in Nazi Germany and Blitz-torn London. She continues to travel the world, especially to her favorite destinations in Asia and Europe.
To learn more about K. Lang-Slattery and her work, please see klangslattery.com