Unpacked: a memoir of checked baggage
BIOGRAPHICAL DRAMA MEMOIR FUNNY COMEDY LGBT OTHER ADVENTURE
Contemporary
Aly Coy
Submision Type
book
Logline
With nothing but her backpack and an open-ended ticket, Torontonian Aly Coy spends five years travelling Western Europe. She is faced with a decision: to stay in a tumultuous relationship homesteading in The Spanish Pyrenees, or go back to a life she had given up as a young professional in Toronto.
Genre
Biographical,Drama,Memoir,Funny,Comedy,LGBT,Other,Adventure
Short Summary
Aly, the main character, is hiking 3 hours to town in the middle of the Spanish Pyrenees. She has to make a decision, to stay with an abusive partner or to book a flight in town and leave him. She reflects on how it is living in an off-grid community with Josef, and how she ended up there.
Setting
Amsterdam, Spanish Pyrenees, Commune in The Netherlands, Seville Spain,
Based on a True Story
Yes
Plot - Premise
Overcoming Monster/Villain,Internal Journey/Rebirth
Plot - Other Elements
Coming of Age,Happy Ending,Meaningful Message
Mature Audience Themes
Sexual Abuse,Nudity, Language/Profanity,Substance Abuse
Main Character Details
Name: Aly Coy
Age: 22
Gender: Female
Role: Protagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Charming,Engaging,Heroic,Naive,Sexy,Funny,Romantic,Aspiring,Empathetic
Additional Character Details
Name: Josef
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Role: Antagonist
Key Traits: Adventurous,Aggressive,Charming,Complex,Confident,Crazy,Criminal,Educated,Leader,Masculine,Narcisstic,Sexy,Blunt,Power Hungry,Outspoken,Visionary,Sarcastic,Seductive,Manipulative,Unapologetic,Lone Wolf
Additional Character Details
The author has not yet written this
Additional Character Details
The author has not yet written this