{"product_id":"9781939650542","title":"Patagonian Road: A Year Alone Through Latin America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning four seasons, 10 countries, three teaching jobs, and countless buses, \u003ci\u003ePatagonian Road\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Kate McCahill’s solo journey from Guatemala to Argentina. In her struggles with language, romance, culture, service, and homesickness, she personifies a growing culture of women for whom travel is not a path to love but to meaningful work, rare inspiration, and profound self-discovery. Following Paul Theroux's route from his 1979 travelogue, McCahill transports the reader from a classroom in a Quito barrio to a dingy room in an El Salvadorian brothel, and from the neighborhoods of Buenos Aires to the heights of the Peruvian Andes. A testament to courage, solitude, and the rewards of taking risks, \u003ci\u003ePatagonian Road \u003c\/i\u003eproves that discovery, clarity, and simplicity remain possible in the 21st century, and that travel holds an enduring capacity to transform.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Santa Fe Writer's Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46408033992945,"sku":"9781939650542","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781939650542_p0.jpg?v=1765873449","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939650542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}