Lone Rider: The First British Woman to Motorcycle Around the World
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (840 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B071QXR4F1 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She'd survived life-threatening illnesses, personal loss and brutal accidents that had left permanent scars and a black hole in her memory. Told with honesty and wit, this is the extraordinary and moving story of a unique and life-changing adventure.. She'd ridden through unforgiving landscapes and countries ravaged by war, witnessed civil uprisings that forced her to fake documents, and fended off sexual attacks, biker gangs and corrupt police convinced she was trafficking drugs. But nothing could prepare
Michelle E Jacobs said I have enjoyed this book (and the photographs. Thank you Elspeth Beard. Some of us have been waiting decades for you to write a book of your journey round the globe, and this has made it worth the wait. I have enjoyed this book (and the photographs!) immensely, so much so that I've started on a second reading. Engaging, inspiring and beautifully written, your history is a major contribution to the adventure travel genre, and you have my deepest admiration and thanks.. I Salute Elspeth Beard for delivering her MUST READ True Life Adventure Story to us. I read a great deal of Motorcycle and Vehicle related travel books but this is MORE than that, it is also a real life story written in a style that absorbs the reader right onto the pillion as though you're travelling with Elspeth. The trials, the emotions of travelling in remote areas either alone or in company are laid bare in the raw. I will not go into detail, this is a story that needs to be read by all regardless of whether or not they are interested in Motorcycles or not. It is a "