{"product_id":"queen-of-the-road-the-true-tale-of-47-states-22-000-miles-200-shoes-2-cats-1-poodle-a-husband-and-a-bus-with-a-will-of-its-own-paperback","title":"Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoreen Orion\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoreen and Tim are married psychiatrists with a twist: She's a self-proclaimed Long Island princess, grouchy couch potato, and shoe addict. He's an affable, though driven, outdoorsman. When Tim suggests \"chucking it all\" to travel cross-country in a converted bus, Doreen asks, \"Why can't you be like a normal husband in a midlife crisis and have an affair or buy a Corvette?\" But she soon shocks them both, agreeing to set forth with their sixty-pound dog, two querulous cats--and no agenda--in a 340-square-foot bus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen of the Road \u003c\/i\u003eis Doreen's offbeat and romantic tale about refusing to settle; about choosing the unconventional road with all the misadventures it brings (fire, flood, armed robbery, and finding themselves in a nudist RV park, to name just a few). The marvelous places they visit and delightful people they encounter have a life-changing effect on all the travelers, as Doreen grows to appreciate the simple life, Tim mellows, and even the pets pull together. Best of all, readers get to go along for the ride through forty-seven states in this often hilarious and always entertaining memoir, in which a boisterous marriage of polar opposites becomes stronger than ever.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDOREEN ORION is a triple-boarded psychiatrist on the faculty of the University of Colorado Health Science Center. She is an award-winning author, has lectured throughout the U.S., and has appeared on major national media such as \u003ci\u003eLarry King Live\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e48 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/i\u003e and been interviewed by the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and many others. Still, she considers her greatest accomplishment that her bus was the centerfold for \u003ci\u003eBus Conversions\u003c\/i\u003e magazine (which she is the travel writer for), thus fulfilling a life-long ambition of being a Miss September.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 7.92 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 03, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53522543247667,"sku":"9780767928533","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ztvdh8LQY49780767928533.webp?v=1781974625","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/queen-of-the-road-the-true-tale-of-47-states-22-000-miles-200-shoes-2-cats-1-poodle-a-husband-and-a-bus-with-a-will-of-its-own-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}