"At the age of fifty-nine, Anne has never been to a concert. When she reluctantly goes to see Bruce Springsteen--a man she knows nothing about--his energy, humanity, and enthusiasm onstage life her out of her lifelong depression and make her feel alive. A year later, agter leaving her teaching job and losing the structure it provided her, Anne fears that she will relapse into the deep depression that's plagued her much of her life. Then she remembers: In four months, Bruce Springsteen will be touring in Australia. So, even though Anne hates to travel and be alone, she books the trip. Eight concerts, five cities, twenty-six days. She hopes that harnessing some of Bruce Springsteen's energy will keep her out of the abyss. Anne doesn't go on this trip to change. But much to her surprise, she returns home a different person." -- page [4] of cover