Letters to Zerky: A Father's Legacy to a Lost Son . . . and a Road Trip Around the World

Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award

IPPY Award Gold Medalist for Travel Essay

Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner for General Non-Fiction

Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Travel/Travel Guide

 

Both a memoir and a memorial, these collected letters and diary entries recount one family’s adventurous journey in 1967 attempting to drive around the world in a VW bus. Not intended as a book at the time of the writing, the intimate and poignant story details the family’s travels through Europe, the Middle East, and into Asia, challenging preconceptions about different cultures and illuminating how one-year-old Zerky had a magical effect on everyone they met along the way. The book features maps and pictures of the trek yet is more than just a travelogue; Zerky and his mother died shortly after the trip and this narrative serves as tribute to their lives.