{"product_id":"baby-driver-jan-kerouac-paperback","title":"Baby Driver -- Jan Kerouac, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe first novel by Jan Kerouac, daughter of Jack--a thrilling work of autobiographical fiction that captures with inspired detail a life driven by adventure, drugs, far-flung travel, and like her father, a relentless quest for pure experience. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If [Jack] Kerouac sometimes put a spiritual gloss on poverty and life on the edge, his daughter offered an unflinching vision.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Was it January or February? The coconut fronds waving, shining like green hair in the sun, gave no clue.\" Fifteen-year-old Jan is pregnant, gamely living off rice and whatever fish her boyfriend John can catch in Yelapa, Mexico. Her sojourn there-both thrilling and heartbreaking-marks the beginning of a life of restless wandering. Jan Kerouac, the only child of Jack Kerouac, first published her autobiographical novel \u003ci\u003eBaby Driver \u003c\/i\u003ein 1981. Fearless and frank, \u003ci\u003eBaby Driver \u003c\/i\u003eis the story of a difficult childhood, marked by maternal warmth and paternal disregard, and of the heady freedom and precariousness of self-reliance.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jan Kerouac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.9\" H x 5\" L x 0.7\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781681379739\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51812268605739,"sku":"9781681379739","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781681379739.jpg?v=1774735888","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-driver-jan-kerouac-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}