Because the World is Round
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| Management number | 201809268 | Release Date | 2025/10/08 | List Price | $10.60 | Model Number | 201809268 | ||
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The novel "Because the World is Round" is a story of global travel, personal growth, and family responsibility through the lens of a teenage girl in 1969. It follows Jane as she is pulled away from her high school in Dallas, Texas to travel the world, reconciling her roles as a responsible daughter and a teen in the late sixties.
Format: Hardback
Length: 252 pages
Publication date: 23 December 2022
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Fifteen-year-old Jane found herself confined within the boundaries of her high school in Dallas, Texas. The monotony of her classes, deemed too easy, and the conformity of her classmates left her feeling stifled. Furthermore, she was trapped in the role of serving her mother, a polio survivor who relied on a wheelchair.
However, everything changed when her parents decided to sell their automobile brake-repair business in 1969. With this unexpected turn of events, Jane was withdrawn from her high school and embarked on a transformative journey around the world. Her parents took her to India, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Yugoslavia, and Northern Europe, exposing her to diverse cultures and experiences.
As Jane traveled, she was pushed to reconcile her dual role as a responsible daughter and a teenager in the late sixties, a time of immense change and cultural upheaval. The era of Bobby Fischer, The Beatles, and Hair defined the youth culture, and Jane navigated the complexities of being a part of it while also fulfilling her responsibilities at home.
The World is Round, a novel that delves into these themes, explores the complexities of being an individual, a caretaker, and a traveler in a vast and ever-changing world. Through Jane's eyes, readers witness the challenges and rewards of living in a globalized society, where personal growth and family responsibility intertwine. The novel sheds light on the complexities of cultural exchange, the importance of empathy, and the search for identity in a rapidly evolving world.
Dimension: 215 x 139 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781646052066
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