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Book Description:
I rest my head against his shoulder. The scooter starts to fly again, and Rome whizzes by -- a myriad of fountains, marble statues, larger-than-life doors with gigantic handles, streets that look like alleys . . .
The rigidity that has settled in my bones and head over the past year seems to thaw a bit. Yet with the thaw comes an army of questions from some unused corner of my brain. What about John? Will you tell him about this little excursion, this man you are hugging? What happens when you get back, when you have to start work, when you can no longer escape the world? I lift my head and let the wind snarl my hair around my face, trying to forget these questions, the ones with rifles in hand that are waiting to fire holes in my flimsy curtain of contentment.
Set against the backdrop of sparkling beaches and old-world villages, Burning the Map ignites the fire within us all, to shine in unexpected ways . . .
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Top Member Reviews
Michele S. (I really couldn't get into this book. I didn't feel anything for the characters. I felt they were somewhat stereotypical - the good girl, the fun girl, the uptight girl, etc. Maybe someone else will have better luck with the book.
Leeann J. (Casey's life is so on track that everything is actually wrong. So, before she starts her life as a lawyer, she takes a last hurrah type trip with her friends Lindsey (Sin) and Kat. They go from Chicago to Rome and then on to Greece. Casey goes through a lot during the trip before she burns the map of her life (so to speak) and decides to live life for herself. Loved it. Another great Laura Caldwell book.
wonderful I think I have found a new book passion travel related books!!
Heather D. from ORANGE, CA wrote on 3/13/2008...Casey Evers is on a dream vacation to Italy and Greece with her two best friends, Kat and Lindsey, but it isn't quite turning out the way she expected. Kat and Lindsey resent the fact that Casey has distanced herself from them since she started dating John two years ago, and Casey is hurt that Kat and Lindsey don't seem to include her the way they used to back in college. Kat and Lindsey are furious when Casey ditches them on their last night in Italy to spend a romantic evening with a handsome Italian man; then, when Casey finds her feelings for John growing murkier, she can't even turn to her two best friends. Things seem to improve once the girls get to Greece, but when a guy Lindsey is interested in turns his attention to Casey, their friendship faces yet another challenge. At its best when it focuses on the girls' friendship and not on the myriad men who strain it, Caldwell's book is a fun, easy read.
A refreshing book about a women serching for a life more fulfilling and finding herself along the way. An enjoyable book.
Great story.
The main character is honest and engaging, the relationships are very real, and this made for a truly enjoyable read.
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Totally got this and realized I had read it before. It is insightful but fun chicklit.