Mother Nature: A 5,000 Mile Journey to Discover if a Mother and Son Can Survive Their Differences by Jedidiah Jenkins (11/7/23)

From New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self.His mother walked across America in the Seventies. Her past fascinates him. Her faith confounds him. They embark on a 5,000 mile journey to discover how families can stay together when beliefs are pulling them apart.When his mother, Barbara, turned seventy, Jedidiah Jenkins was reminded of a sobering truth: Our parents won't live forever. For years, he and Barbara had 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. He wanted to step into Barbara’s world and get to know her in a way that occasional visits hadn’t allowed.    They landed on an idea: 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 sen