Vivienne Michel

Vivienne Michel, or Viv, is a sweet young woman raised in Quebec and educated in London. Viv is an orphan raised by an aunt. Viv's affection-starved childhood leaves her anxious to find love in her relationships with men, but she has little success in this. Viv's first love, Derek, turns out to simply be using her for physical pleasures. Viv's second lover, a man who is controlling and boring, helps Viv convince herself that this life has its simple pleasures. Viv falls in love with this man only to have him turn his back on her when he learns she is pregnant.

After these two failed relationships, Viv decides it is time to take her life into her own hands. Viv plans a trip where she will drive from Quebec to Florida. Viv begins the trip with an optimistic air, excited at the idea of seeing new...