
A Taste of Somewhere Else
Michael Ruhlman(Author)
Penguin Workshop (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 8. September 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
979-8-217-14071-8 (ISBN)
Description
For fans of Darius the Great Is Not Okay comes an escapist and emotional YA coming-of-age novel following a father-son road trip across Spain, with a dash of mystery.
Junior year was supposed to be Miles's escape plan-survive one year in Cleveland with Jake, the dad he barely knows, then get back to his real life in New York.
But that was before he got suspended. Before his mom died and left a hole nothing can fill. Before Jake's art house theater started facing closure-and before Jake dragged him on a half-baked quest across Spain to track down a film director who may or may not want to be found.
Between wrong turns and cryptic clues through Madrid, Toledo, and Seville, they find themselves at wobbly tables in tapas bars, sharing plates of jamon and squid, talking in ways they never have before. Something unexpected happens over bocadillos and cafe con leche: Miles stops seeing Jake as the dad who left, and starts seeing him as the person who stayed.
James Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman delivers a story about grief, second chances, and discovering that home might not be a place you left behind-but a person you're just getting to know, one meal at a time.
Junior year was supposed to be Miles's escape plan-survive one year in Cleveland with Jake, the dad he barely knows, then get back to his real life in New York.
But that was before he got suspended. Before his mom died and left a hole nothing can fill. Before Jake's art house theater started facing closure-and before Jake dragged him on a half-baked quest across Spain to track down a film director who may or may not want to be found.
Between wrong turns and cryptic clues through Madrid, Toledo, and Seville, they find themselves at wobbly tables in tapas bars, sharing plates of jamon and squid, talking in ways they never have before. Something unexpected happens over bocadillos and cafe con leche: Miles stops seeing Jake as the dad who left, and starts seeing him as the person who stayed.
James Beard Award-winning author Michael Ruhlman delivers a story about grief, second chances, and discovering that home might not be a place you left behind-but a person you're just getting to know, one meal at a time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Seventh Grade and over, Interest Age: From 12 years
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-217-14071-8 (9798217140718)
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Michael Ruhlman is a trained cook and an award-winning author best known for writing about food, chefs, and the work of professional cooking. He has also written for the New York Times, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Gourmet magazine, and other publications. He lives in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island.