Lois on the Loose - Couverture souple

Pryce, Lois

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 009949356X ISBN 13 : 9780099493563

Editeur : Arrow, 2007

Synopsis

Lois on the Loose Young and beautiful, Lois Pryce was a rising star at the BBC. Unbeknownst to her co-workers, Lois lived a parallel life as a biker babe with an overwhelming sense of wanderlust. So she packed in her career to ride her motorcycle on her own from the northernmost tip of Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America. Full description

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

"Lois makes merry work of a rough road. She knows how to tell a good story, and her light-hearted account almost disguises the grit, the resilience and the brave independence that lay behind her choices. Parts of that long run from Anchorage to Ushaia are really difficult, and she knows that the one bad accident she witnessed could as well have happened to her (as I know it could have happened to me). We all need the gods on our side.

It's a great read, and I hope there will be more" (Ted Simon, author of 'Jupiter's Travels')

"If traveling is a sort of education, then Lois Pryce is now one of the world's most learned adventurers. Her misfortunes, related with wit and good humor, become our fortune, a great tumble of rough gems and gold. Her bike may not be fast, but her account is all speed and joy. Please, Lois, take another trip!" (Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of 'The Perfect Vehicle')

"Lois has pulled off a brilliant double whammy; a great travel read and a road trip I'm extremely jealous of" (Joolz Denby, author of 'Billie Morgan')

"Lighter than Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance ... A modern day's Jupiter Travels. She writes well, moving lightly over her story with a deft touch and a calm wit. An easy read, and a very 21st century tale" (www.motorcycle.co.uk)

"The narrative roars along at a breakneck pace, and is full of funny asides and snappy accounts - among others - of adventures in a Mexican brothel, camping in Alaska or bribing her way across the numerous borders she crossed" (Sunday Telegraph)

Quatrième de couverture :

Lois Pryce has one big passion in life: motorcycling. This is the story of how she threw in the day job and followed her dream of escaping. But she didn't escape a little bit. She rode her motorcycle from the northernmost corner of Alaska to the southernmost tip of South America. Alone.

Armed only with the Spanish words for 'caution' and 'cheese', Lois was rather under-prepared for multiple bear sightings, bribing her way through borders, spending a night in a Mexican brothel and crashing her bike in the wilds of Patagonia.

She most certainly got the adventure she craved. Her hilarious, brilliantly written travelogue will appeal to everyone who's ever dreamt of jacking-it-all-in and running away to see the world.

'Lois makes merry work of a rough road. She knows how to tell a good story, and her light-hearted account almost disguises the rit, resilience and the brave independence that lay bahind her choices.' Ted Simon

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Arrow
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 009949356X
• ISBN 13: 9780099493563
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368