Can an epic adventure succeed without a hero? Andra Watkins needed a wingman to help her become the first living person to walk the historic 444-mile Natchez Trace as the pioneers did. She planned to walk fifteen miles a day. For thirty-four days. She ended up embarking on this journey with her eighty-year old father.
As Watkins trudged America’s forgotten highway, she lost herself
in despair and pain. Nothing happened according to plan and her tenuous
connection to her father started to unravel. Through arguments and laughter,
tears and fried chicken, they fought to rebuild their relationship before it
was too late.
This memoir invites readers to join Watkins’ dysfunctional family
adventure in a humorous and heartbreaking story that asks if one can really
turn “I wish I had” into “I’m glad I did”.