This book is going to make one heck of a chick flick some day! Annie Freeman was quite the woman. Part rebel, part pioneer, she's the kind of person who leaves an imprint on everyone she meets. When Annie dies of ovarian cancer at the age of 56, she leaves one last, over-the-top request of her five dearest friends. She asks that they band together for a 10-day, cross-country trip to scatter her ashes in the six places that meant the most to her during her life. And, to make sure they do, she has her ashes delivered to her oldest friend, stuffed inside her favorite pair of sneakers. She also foots the bill.
Thus begins a journey between five women who know each other only through their mutual friend; a journey filled with tears and laughter, and a great deal of wine, that culminates in a bond of friendship and incredible life lessons. The first of it's kind, the "Traveling Funeral" makes its mark as these women go from place to place, all sporting their own pair of Annie's trademark high-top, red canvass tennis shoes and red bandannas in honor of their friend.
Radish has crafted one of the most touching, thoughtful, and hilarious novels I've read in ages. I'll recommend this one to women from all walks of life. It is insightful and inspiring in ways that only women can appreciate, without being overly sappy. We should all be so lucky as to encounter an Annie in our own lives.
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