The Exit Is the Entrance: Essays on Escape

Lydia Paar joined the American workforce at age fourteen, holding a wide variety of jobs (twenty—seven, at last count) between then and now, across twenty—five different homes in eight states. The essays in this collection explore her attempts to evade or transform the lower—middle class American experience across various cityscapes, towns, deserts, and in—between places. As she moves through these spaces, she seeks peace, connection, and freedom: from the hip streets of Portland to desolat...