Pam Houston, an "early master of the art of rendering fiercely independent, brilliant women in love with the wrong men" (Sarah Norris, Barnes & Noble Review), delivers a novel that whisks us from one breathtaking precipice to the next. Along the way, we unravel the story of Pam (a character not unlike the author), a fearless traveler aiming to leave her metaphorical baggage behind as she seeks a comfort zone in the air. With the help of a loyal cast of friends, body workers, and a new partner who helps her to be at home, she finally finds something like ground under her feet.

About the Author
Pam Houston is the prize-winning author of Contents May Have Shifted, among other books. She is professor of English at the University of California-Davis and lives on a ranch at 9,000 feet in Colorado near the headwaters of the Rio Grande.

Reviews
"If [Houston's] unlucky in love, she's certainly lucky in prose. She makes everyday accidental details of nature fly vividly off the page." -- Alan Cheuse - NPR
"Houston is a wonderful writer, and her graceful vignettes are by turns beautiful, slyly funny and heart-stopping." -- Rebecca Barry - San Francisco Chronicle
"Houston builds her story out of 132 highly crafted vignettes identified by place names-gems in a constantly changing mosaic." -- Jane Ciabattari - Boston Globe
"Houston is a consummate yarn spinner-smart, funny, and elegant-and her autobiographically tinged book is full of vignette realizations, beautiful scenery, and amazing adventures by a narrator you'd kill to have as a best friend." -- Courtney Ferguson - Portland Mercury
"A tale so vivid, intricate, and intimate that it puts high-def TV to shame: One moment, we're straddling lava flowing from a Hawaiian volcano; the next, we're watching thousands of glowworms light up a New Zealand cave...Peppered throughout is advice to live by, stuff worth scribbling down and posting on your inspiration board for when that dark cloud rolls in." -- Natasha Clark - Elle
"True to its title, each snippet harbors small dips and rises that add up to cumulative wisdom by book's end, and a satisfying arc of anecdote that makes a convincing whole." -- Ben Fulton - Salt Lake Tribune
"Eat, Pray, Love meets Up in the Air in this engaging novel about a woman whose craving for adventure (and jerk of a boyfriend) sends her flying." -- O, The Oprah Magazine
"A driving kinetic energy...keeps the reader whirling as Pam turns an observant and critical eye on herself, her relationship, and her country...Houston is as adept a writer as she is an adventurer. And it's her writing with its startling images of the natural world that set this book apart from the rest." -- Erika Recordon - Oregonian



Book Information
ISBN 9780393343489
Author Pam Houston
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint WW Norton & Co
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 298g
Dimensions(mm) 211mm * 140mm * 23mm