One woman, one motorbike, 20,000 miles across the Americas.
Torn between the career paths of two illustrious relatives, Max Born, the Nobel Prize Winner in Physics and his granddaughter, Olivia Newton-John, Lois Pryce abandoned her interest in Quantum Theory at the age of 16, left school and spent the next couple of years as a carrot picker, painter and decorator and failing an audition as a kiss-o-gram before bowing to the inevitable and going into rock 'n roll. After various underpaid jobs in record shops and as a product manager in the Beeb, she decided to jack it all in and ride her trail bike from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego. Her on-line diary of her journey became a cult hit and led to her first book, Lois on the Loose. She is currently writing her second, about her trip from Tangiers to the Cape of Good Hope. When not on her bike she is at home on her houseboat with husband Austin.
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*
This fun travelogue follows Lois from the north of Alaska to the
southernmost tip of South America, a journey she undertook alone,
bribing border guards and even spending a night in a Mexican
brothel along the way
*In the Know*
Take a woman verging on insanity, a motorbike verging on dangerous
and the length of two entire continents, and you have the makings
of an intrepid fantasy adventure ... If you've ever had an
eccentric dream of doing something seemingly crazy, and yet haven't
quite plucked up the courage to do it, then read Lois on the Loose
- it may well give you the inspiration you require
*Real Travel*
A brilliantly entertaining book
*British Motorcyclists Federation*
She writes with panache, more than a dash of humour and a genuine
love of life on the open road that makes you want to volunteer to
be her pillion passenger on her next great adventure
*Northern Echo*
Irreverent humour and great story telling from a woman with more
balls than most men
*Adventure Travel*
 |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
|
