- Sideways (novel)
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name = Sideways
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author =Rex Pickett
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country =United States
language = English
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genre =Novel
publisher =St. Martin's Griffin
release_date = June 2004
media_type = Print (Paperback ) also Audio Book
pages = 368 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 0-312-32466-9 (paperback edition)
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followed_by ="Sideways" is a 2004 novel by
Rex Pickett .Plot introduction
The novel is the story of two friends, Miles and Jack, who go away together for the last time to steep themselves in everything that makes it good to be young and single. During the week before Jack plans to marry, the pair heads out from
Los Angeles to the Santa Ynez wine country.Film adaptation
In 2004, the novel was made into a film, "
Sideways ", directed byAlexander Payne .Although the film largely follows the book's outline, there are multiple differences between the two, especially regarding the two main characters' involvement with the two women during the course of their trip.
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