A fierce, and funny memoir of how the New York Times-bestselling author embraced her creativity - and how it saved her

'I was so captivated by this book, so utterly drawn in and overwhelmed by the emotional force of it, that it stayed in my bloodstream, it felt, long after I'd finished it.' Nigella Lawson 'Sharp and engrossing' Roxane Gay As the bookish daughter of a travelling salesman, Jami Attenberg was drawn to the road. Her wanderlust led her to drive solo across America, and eventually on travels around the globe, embracing - for better and worse - all the messy life she encountered along the way. As she travelled she was crafting, grafting and honing her work, piecing together a living and career, and wrestling with a deep longing for independence while also searching for community, and eventually, a place she might want to stay in for good. This remarkable memoir reveals the defining moments that pushed her to create a life, and voice, she could claim for herself. Exploring themes of friendship, independence, class and drive, I Came All This Way to Meet You is an inspiring and singular story of living the creative life, and finding one's way home.

"Illuminating... made me feel like I'd found a kindred spirit." - Red

"Whipsmart ... Prepare to be inspired." - Evening Standard

"Comic and very human ... a brilliant reminder that being unsure, leading a messy life and, above all, trusting yourself to get where you need to go, can apply to us all" - Stylist

"Not your average writer's memoir, this one takes in wanderlust, independence and the creative life" - Guardian 2022 Books Highlights

"Marvellous... I laughed out loud" - Observer

"Deeply personal accounts of failure and sadness and how she found her voice as a writer ... Moving" - Jewish Chronicle