Driven: A White-Knuckled Ride to Heartbreak and Back

I really enjoyed this book. Clever writing, good story, just the right length and a satisfying ending.

From the second I read that Melissa Stephenson send herself to boarding school, I was hooked on this memoir. It is funny, it is authentic and it is inspiring. It is also, coincidentally, the second book I have read in a row that has something to do with Missoula, Montana. Is that a sign?
Anyway, I loved this and look forward to more books from her.

Memoirs fascinate me. I'm always amazed that people have that much to say about their own lives or that they can remember what happened ten, fifteen, twenty or thirty years ago. This story begins when the author is a kid and follows her relationship with her troubled brother. The structure is clever, because it follows the sequence of the family's cars over the years, vehicles that had a long-lasting impression. Well-written and fast-paced, it's an excellent read.