Green, Roger
Destination Nowhere
- ISBN 13:
- 9781844013524
- author:
- Green, Roger
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Athena Press Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 228
- Dimensions:
- 127 mm X 203 mm
- Genre:
- Modern fiction
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Destination Nowhere is a humorous and insightful account of life at a motorway service station. With "voyeuristic curiosity", the author observes the daily lives of those who pass through, from snappy mobile phone conversations to intense business meetings.
The book offers a unique blend of entertainment and information, with snippets of traffic news, apt quotations from novels, and factual information from government reports. It also includes interviews with staff, local people, and visitors to the service station, revealing that this place is more than just a stop for food and drink - it's a social arena where people come together.
Through his diary-style entries, the author reveals the complexities of human behavior in this unusual environment, from disorientation to confusion. The result is a fascinating and often amusing portrayal of life at the roadside.