Anywhere But Here
by Mona Simpsonliterary work· published 1986
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Restless and ambitious Adele August and her twelve-year-old daughter Ann run away to California with a host of American dreams and myths to lead them.
Adaptations (1)
Anywhere But Here was adapted into a 1999 film.
Anywhere but Here1999 · film · 114 min · dir. Wayne Wang · IMDb ↗Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
