|reviewer=Jill Murphy
|genre=Teens
|summary=A gorgeous, bittersweet road trip coming at you straight from left field in all sorts of unexpected ways. It's funny and sad and original, and has a wonderfully unforgettable central character in the Rat. Gregory Hughes was kind enough to be [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gregory Hughes|interviewed by Bookbag]].
|rating=4.5
|buy=Yes
If road trips and wonderful central characters are their thing, then we can also recommend [[Solace of the Road by Siobhan Dowd]], which also combines pathos and humour, and [[The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff]], which has a romantic, fable-come-quest feel.
{{interviewtext|author=Gregory Hughes}}
{{amazontext|amazon=1849162956}} {{waterstonestext|waterstones=7267710}}