Travelogue is the forty year odyssey of two family's- the Taits and the Joyces.
The family's odyssey is told within two separate time frames, the present year of the main story, 1996, and the background to the main story, 1956 to 1991. Travelogue is thier intimate and complex narrative of love, sex, betrayal and self discovery.
The main story centers on Tasha Tait, who is the 32 year old daughter of Ian and Xavier (Papen) Tait. Tasha is a woman who has blocked the memories of her past from her mind as a means of personal survival. She lives life by the seat of her pants.
Tasha's nemesis is Jorge Joyce, who is the 36 year old son of Tom and Leyna (Herrera) Joyce. Jorge is a man who in 1996 has a very powerful position with the Triple Eye corporation and will do anything to make sure he keeps it. He lives a grand life at the top.
Tasha Tait and Jorge Joyce grew up in the same neighborhood in Evanston. They were never close and lost contact when they were both in thier teens. Now, in the present time, Tasha catches Jorge being interviewed on TV. At that moment Tasha realizes just how successful and powerful Jorge has become. Tasha is highly suspicious of not only Jorge's methods of his success, but also his current intentions.
Nothing is what, or how it seems. Can Tasha change her present with aquired knowledge of her past? With the aid of her newly found friends; Dylan Douglas, Bong Phillips, Killer Norman and Tony Boucher, Tasha attempts to get some answers to her burning questions. The number one question on Tasha's mind? Did Jorge Joyce have anything to do with her father's mysterious disappearance eighteen years before?
The past connects the future. As Tasha begins to rediscover and embrace her past, Jorge desparately goes out of his way to keep his own past buried and forgotten.
Tasha not only learns more about the people who made her, her; but in addition to that she also comes to appreciate and understand them like never before. People such as Ian 'Mac' Tait, Xavier 'Birdie' Papen, Tom 'Gus' Joyce, Leyna Herrera, Falimina Joyce, and even Frank Schlitz.
Travelogue: One week, forty years in the making.
WARNING-Travelogue contains adult content. It includes descriptive sexual situations, intense and graphic violence, as well as profane language. The book is rated for readers 17 years and up. Travelogue may not be for everybody.
