Chapter 01 / Summary
Eastbound and Down
A man on the run, seeking change
Ash Alcott, thirty-five, leaves behind his life in Maine, driving cross-country to Montana in search of a fresh start. His car, Edna, breaks down just outside the small town of Darling, where he''s rescued by a local and welcomed by his best friend,Virginia. Ash is determined to embrace the unknown, seeking not just a new job but a new sense of belonging. The landscape is vast, the people quirky, and the promise of something different—maybe even happiness—hangs in the air.
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