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Volkswagen Blues By Jacques Poulin ISBN10: 1896951422

"In the kitchen sink he found the dishes she had used for breakfast, and they were the only traces of her in the apartment; she hadn't left a note to say where she had gone or whether she'd be back. He looked out the window to see if she was walking along Dufferin Terrance, but she wasn't there. When he leaned out he could see the old Volks at the end of the street; perhaps the girl's knapsack was still in the van, but he didn't really feel like going to look. He had a shower and something to eat, then started making a list of what he needed for the journey to St. Louis. When he ran out of things to write down he felt like going for a stroll, so he went out leaving the door unlocked."

A great story about a road trip. The enigmas of the two main characters keeps the readers guessing (and wanting to keep reading) to find out why these two characters - an old man and a teenage girl - are taking a road trip across North America.