[I suspect she might've read this in COSMPOLITAN or PLAYGIRL as
well. TM]
Speaking of Donald Westlake, maybe the great brain can help me
track this
elusive fiction down...
Years ago (mid 70's?) I was reading a woman's magazine, e.g., Good
Housekeeping or Redbook. There was either a novella or excerpted
novel. Long and
short: the heroine is engaged, and supposed to be meeting her
fiance's family.
She's in NYC, they're on the left coast. She and the fiance are
supposed to
fly out there together. She's ambivalent, then says she'll catch a
later
flight. After he departs, she exits the terminal and gets into a
cab. The
cabbie asks "Where to?" Barely missing a beat, she asks him if he
could drive
her to California. (DUH!) They agree on a fee, then set off on a
major road
trip. I don't want to reveal any spoilers for those who haven't
read the
story - assuming that anyone in the world (other than me) has ever
heard of it.
All help welcome - I'd love to re-read this!
TIA
Binnie Syril Braunstein
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