A photographer on assignment in Guatemala A doctor meeting a cancer survivor in the Copper Canyon of Mexico A woman facing down her unexpected pregnancy at a bluegrass festival in North Carolina A draft resister arriving in Canada during the Vietnam WarIn these short stories by awardwinning Canadian writer Lesley Krueger we meet people at a crossroad in their lives Travel has taken them away from their roots stripping away the protections of daily life Now they must confront decisions theyve been avoidingSeven stories seven lifechanging decisionsNewly published in electronic format Hard Travel has been praised by the Globe and Mail of Toronto for its subtle deft strokes by the Winnipeg Free Press for its human appeal and by the Vancouver Sun for its most vivid and original imageryHard Travel is a book about change according to the Sun shifts in the axis of understanding that alter perception irrevocably Each story builds to a crystalline moment of realization that heralds a new phase of life Krueger does not judge the value of these changes she observes and interpretsHard Travel is Lesley Kruegers first published book Her fifth novel Time Squared is due out in September 2021