Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

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When his mother, Barbara, turns seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins is reminded of a sobering Our parents won’t live forever. For years, he and Barbara have talked about taking a trip together, just the two of them. They disagree about politics, about God, about the project of society—disagreements that hurt. But they love thrift stores, they love eating at diners, they love true crime, and they love each other. Jedidiah wants to step into Barbara’s world and get to know her in a way that occasional visits haven’t allowed.

They land on an idea: to retrace the thousands of miles Barbara trekked with Jedidiah’s father, travel writer Peter Jenkins, as part of the Walk Across America book trilogy that became a sensation in the 1970s. Beginning in New Orleans, they set off for the Oregon coast, listening to podcasts about outlaws and cult leaders—the only media they can agree on—while reliving the journey that changed Barbara’s life. Jedidiah discovers who Barbara was as a thirty-year-old writer walking across America and who she is now, as a parent who loves her son yet holds on to a version of faith that sees his sexuality as a sin.

Along the way, he peels back the layers of questions millions are asking How do we stay in relationship when it hurts? When do boundaries turn into separation? When do we stand up for ourselves, and when do we let it go?

Tender, smart, and profound, Mother, Nature is a story of a remarkable mother-son bond and a moving meditation on the complexities of love.

Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Hardcover

Release: November 07, 2023

ISBN 13: 9780593137277

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

Jedidiah Jenkins

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Language: English

Pages: 221

Format: Hardcover

Release: November 07, 2023

ISBN 13: 9780593137277

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Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

Mother, Nature: A 5,000-Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences

More books from Jedidiah Jenkins

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