For over thirty years Jonathan Raban has written about people & places in transition or on the margins, of journeys undertaken & destinations never quite reached; of isolation & alienation, but also of what it means to belong, to feel rooted. Driving Home, a collection of pieces spanning two decades, charts its course through American history & recent world events. Raban writes with an outsider`s eye for the public & the personal, about political, social, & cultural affairs, & about literature, his tone intimate but never nostalgic, & always fresh. Variously frank, witty, & provocative, Driving Home is part essay collection, part diary -- & wholly engrossing. `A passionate history buff & a skilled raconteur.. .it`s a fine ride` Sunday Times `A fabulous collection` Observer