--- product_id: 65286785 title: "American Spirit: A Novel" price: "€ 0.13" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.be/products/65286785-american-spirit-a-novel store_origin: BE region: Belgium --- # American Spirit: A Novel **Price:** € 0.13 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** American Spirit: A Novel - **How much does it cost?** € 0.13 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.be](https://www.desertcart.be/products/65286785-american-spirit-a-novel) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description When Matthew, a forty-something media executive, finds his job, health, and marriage crumbling, he goes native: Lives in his car. Dips his toe in drug-running. Contemplates song lyrics. Takes a really good pottery class. Before long he’s on a stumbling, agonizingly funny vision quest that takes him from a strip-mall parking lot to Yellowstone National Park to a Bali medical clinic, from an unlikely romance with a Hollywood agent specializing in hot young vampire roles to extreme RVing with a disgraced Wall Street trader. In this heroic and hilarious debut novel, Dan Kennedy gives us an everyman who takes us to the neon-lit edges of contemporary American life. Review: Interesting - An interesting story, relevant in this age of high unemployment, but by no means an easy read. A bit self indulgent Review: Brilliant!!!! - It took me a while to get into this book – mainly because my husband was going through a similar health scare and it was a little too close to home. I persevered though and was very glad that I had. This book is a well written, very witty tale about Matthew, a forty-something media executive who has hit crisis mode in every aspect of his life; his marriage has broken down, he’s screwed his job up and his health is suffering. Matthew launches on a life-altering escapade that sees him dealing drugs, trying his hand at mug design, a stay in a national park with his friend and two crazy tag-ons. He finds romance in an unlikely place and then manages to screw that up too. This is an absolute hoot of a read, there are plenty of laugh out loud moments – for me, the funniest part was when Matthew is staying in the log cabin and the neighbour is telling him about the bear encounters. Matthew’s thoughts on this are hilarious! I actually did not think I was going to enjoy this book, given what was going on in my own life at the time, but I am so glad I continued with it because it brought much needed laughter to my life at a crazy time. Very well written. Lots of laughs and even when Matthew is being a jerk you cannot help but feel for him. Very poignant too, as the book follows Matthew on his journey of self discovery right through to his operation in Bali. After my initial reluctance I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it to everyone. It really is a funny book and brilliant read! ***** 5 stars. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! ## Features - Screen Reading Supported ## Images ![American Spirit: A Novel - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41diWNrzG-L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Interesting *by D***E on 9 July 2013* An interesting story, relevant in this age of high unemployment, but by no means an easy read. A bit self indulgent ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant!!!! *by S***E on 8 September 2014* It took me a while to get into this book – mainly because my husband was going through a similar health scare and it was a little too close to home. I persevered though and was very glad that I had. This book is a well written, very witty tale about Matthew, a forty-something media executive who has hit crisis mode in every aspect of his life; his marriage has broken down, he’s screwed his job up and his health is suffering. Matthew launches on a life-altering escapade that sees him dealing drugs, trying his hand at mug design, a stay in a national park with his friend and two crazy tag-ons. He finds romance in an unlikely place and then manages to screw that up too. This is an absolute hoot of a read, there are plenty of laugh out loud moments – for me, the funniest part was when Matthew is staying in the log cabin and the neighbour is telling him about the bear encounters. Matthew’s thoughts on this are hilarious! I actually did not think I was going to enjoy this book, given what was going on in my own life at the time, but I am so glad I continued with it because it brought much needed laughter to my life at a crazy time. Very well written. Lots of laughs and even when Matthew is being a jerk you cannot help but feel for him. Very poignant too, as the book follows Matthew on his journey of self discovery right through to his operation in Bali. After my initial reluctance I absolutely loved this book and would highly recommend it to everyone. It really is a funny book and brilliant read! ***** 5 stars. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!! ### ⭐⭐ Not my cup of tea *by R***R on 16 May 2013* I completely failed to get into this book. It has long descriptive passages about nothing much going on, and a lead character that says about 4 sentences in the first 4 chapters. I remember reading that people have a tendency to skip to the dialogue and then go back and fill in the descriptive parts afterwards if they are interested enough, basically skim reading the non talking parts. Unfortunately this book doesn't include much talking so I found myself skipping big chunks and not really absorbing what was going on. The author has only written non-fiction books before this point, and while i have never read those books I feel that maybe he is better suited to biographies and such like. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.be/products/65286785-american-spirit-a-novel](https://www.desertcart.be/products/65286785-american-spirit-a-novel) --- *Product available on Desertcart Belgium* *Store origin: BE* *Last updated: 2026-08-19*