Miranda July perfectly delivers the overanxious voice of her quirky, unnamed protagonist who realizes, too late, that she’s having a midlife crisis. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Kendra Winchester discuss this story of a solo drive across the country that turns into a bizarre stay in a motel close to home. That one decision sends the protagonist on a perimenopausal coming-of-age adventure full of awkward sex and complex feelings. July’s intimate narration teases out the complex emotions the protagonist is just now realizing she’s always kept under wraps. 

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