Along For the Ride: Book vs. Movie Differences
8 Key Differences Between Netflix's "Along For the Ride" and the Sarah Dessen Book
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Watch out! This post contains spoilers.
Auden's mother, Victoria, is a haughty English professor with high expectations for her daughter and a habit of looking down on anything that threatens their connection, like Auden's dad, step-mom, and her summer in Colby. In the movie, Victoria's character development mostly happens off-screen. She's snooty and judgmental when she visits Auden at the boutique but quickly comes to the rescue when Heidi crumbles under the pressure of new motherhood, encourageing her to stand up to Robert and giving tips on taking care of Thisbe.
In the book, Victoria shows up to help at the very end, but only after Eli's mom, Karen, helps with Thisbe and encourages the initial "intervention" with Heidi and Robert. Victoria is also in a somewhat covert relationship with one of her grad students, a fact that shakes Auden's perspective of her mother when she finds out.