A national bestseller--adapted into a movie starring Natalie Portman and Susan Sarandon--Anywhere But Here is the heart-rending tale of a mother and daughter. A moving often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother Adele a larger-than-life American dreamer the novel follows the two women as they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions. A brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving even at the risk of profound disorientation Anywhere But Here is a story about the things we do for love and a powerful study of familial bonds.