Runaway

Examining her mother''s youth as a runaway, the editor-in-chief of Salon analyzes how pop culture treats men''s stories versus women''s stories.In 1970, Erin Keane''s mother ran away from home for the first time. She was thirteen years old. Over the next several years, and under two assumed identities, she hitchhiked her way across America, experiencing freedom, hardship, and tragedy. At fifteen, ...