The Serial Stowaway

Inspired by a True Story

By: Robert Fromberg

Narrated by: Ali Gifford

A seemingly unremarkable woman in her sixties stows away on dozens of flights. Inspired by a true story, THE SERIAL STOWAWAY celebrates the audacity of her tactics and the absurdity of her encounters, including a scholar of shrugging, a protester suing the CIA for implanting images in his brain, and the forgotten half of a comedy duo looking to resuscitate her career on reality TV. Comic and penetrating, this novel portrays the strength that can hide in invisibility.

©2025 Robert Fromberg (P)2025 Robert Fromberg

Critic reviews

“I truly envy the way Robert Fromberg writes. His sentences are masterfully balanced. His narratives are constantly surprising. His latest book is terse, funny, poignant. It satirizes our profound self-involvement, celebrates random encounters, and studies the very idea of ideas. Suspending his unnoticed, unnamed protagonist in the air between absurdities and authorities, Fromberg reveals how little we hear ourselves, notice one another, or fathom the forces that give our lives meaning. A powerful, thoughtful work of art that really stays with you.” —Camden Joy, author of Boy Island

We often either ignore or say too much to our seat-mate strangers

This story made me think of the many times I’ve been next to someone like this protagonist. The reading voice of Ms Gifford was perfect for this story! Both her voice and the characters in the book kept me entertained.