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Stranger On A Train: Daydreaming and Smoking Around America Paperback – 15 Jan. 2004

by Jenny Diski (Author)
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 135 ratings
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    288 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Virago
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    15 Jan. 2004
  5. Dimensions
    20 x 1.9 x 13.1 cm
  6. ISBN-10
    1860499953
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1860499951
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Her writing is sensitive, sincere and sparkling. ― Morning Star

(Diski's) near-erotic musings on the dreaded weed almost made me want to take up smoking again. And that's saying something. ― Irish Times

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* Follows the prize winning memoir, Skating to Antarctica.
* The story of her troubled teenage years in and out of psychiatric institutions intercut with a contemporary tale of travelling across America by train, surrounded by strangers.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Virago (15 Jan. 2004)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1860499953
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1860499951
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 1.9 x 13.1 cm
  • Customer reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 135 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars train journey across America
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3.0 out of 5 stars Obvious disinterest with the world outside...not a great start to a book about riding a train.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for rainy autumn evenings
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4.0 out of 5 stars Diski's Brave Exploration of The American People
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
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1.0 out of 5 stars Bit tedious
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant writer dives deep, soars high.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I love traveling by train
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable travel book but no guide to US travel
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, touching, view of the decline of travel in America - and even worse, Amtrack - from a British writer of great wit
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