Into Trouble

2022 Readers' Favorite award winner>"A well-written account about a young man's mistake and the threat of dire consequences. Our verdict: Get it."-- Kirkus Reviews "Loved it! Along the lines of 'On the Road' and less depressing than 'Into the Wild'. Gorman's writing is clear and honest!" -- Victoria Irwin - Discovery The heavy iron door clanged shut and in 1969 19-year-old Paul Gorman found himself locked inside a jail cell in dictator Francisco Franco's Spain. Facing up to 6 years in prison, he was terrified when the American consulate was a no-show at his arraignment. Five months earlier, Gorman had left Seattle in a snowstorm searching for adventure and longing to see a girl in Germany. With just three hundred dollars in his pocket, he stuck out his thumb and by the time he arrived in Europe he'd had encounters with cops, criminals and cons. Things didn't work out with the girl. Hours later, he was on the road again-only this time on a bicycle in a blizzard. Tired of the frigid weather, Gorman headed south searching out sunny beaches and cheap prices in the Canary Islands. Grifting the streets, and struggling to survive, is when his troubles exploded and so did the danger and intrigue. Told with flair, sparkling with charm and humor, Into Trouble tells the dramatic true story of the thrills and terrors a young man faces as he searches for adventure and his place in the world, and how those experiences and the mistakes he made transformed him.