The 10 - A Memoir of Family and the Open Road

"In her trusted loaded-up minivan 'Minnie,' E.A. Hanks follows the same route as a long-ago road trip with her mother in an attempt to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Along the way, as she follows her mother's diaries and her own recollections of the route, she begins to uncover secrets--some unexpectedly wonderful, and others darker and more violent than she ever imagined--that bring more questions than answers. From the quiet expanses of White Sands National Park to the bustling streets of New Orleans, and the Texas-Mexico border to the swamps of the Florida panhandle, she interacts with the amazing breadth and diversity of the people that call these places home. Reckoning with the past, the present, her memories, and herself, Hanks brings us along a ... voyage towards understanding how the stories we tell about the places we're from ultimately become the stories we tell about the people we are"

About the author

E.A. Hanks lives in Los Angeles, California. Formerly a staffer at Vanity Fair, she has contributed to Time, The Guardian, The New York Times, and others. Follow her on Instagram @EAHanks.

Product details

• Authors: E a Hanks, E A Hanks, E.A. Hanks
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.09.2025
• EAN: 9781982131296
• ISBN: 978-1-9821-3129-6
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 43 mm
• Weight: 490 g
• Illustrations: 4-c endpapers
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Autobiography: general, Travel & holiday guides, Memoirs, TRAVEL / United States / West / General, Gender studies: women, Travel and holiday guides, Gender studies: women and girls, US West, Western & Pacific Coast states, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs