Troika: Three Generations, Three Days, and a Very American Road Trip

In this lyrical and unconventional memoir, a road trip to California's Central Coast becomes an epic journey through family history, loss, and connection. When three generations of women—a middle-aged narrator, her seventy-seven-year-old mother, and her twenty-two-year-old Gen Z daughter—set out for a quick trip to California's Central Coast, their road trip transforms into something far richer: a modern-day Odyssey. Over the course of three days, they brave a severe winter storm, encounter terrifying ostriches, walk through an enchanted light exhibit, binge-watch White Lotus, hunt for coffee with plant-based milk, bicker, reconcile, and share stories. Troika braids the story of a three-day road trip with the longer strands of migration, memory, and motherhood, creating a layered meditation on distance traveled—geographic, generational, and emotional. It’s a kaleidoscopic journey that traverses the landscapes of identity and family history and stretches from the horrors of the second w