Uneasy Rider
Travels Through a Mid-Life Crisis
$45.12
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2009
Summary
High Fidelity meets Jupiter’s Travels in this hilarious and urban angst-ridden take on the classic biker memoir genre.
A broken heart and a moment of drunken bravado inspires middle-aged, and typically rather cautious, journalist Mike Carter to take off on a life-changing six-month motorcycle trip around Europe. Never mind that he hadn’t been on two wheels since an inglorious three-month teenage chapter involving a Lambretta, four crashes and an 18-month ban for drink-driving, a plan …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091923266 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091923263 |
| Author: | Mike Carter |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 128mm x 197mm |
You Can Find This Book In
Critics Review
A fantastic read
As wise and witty a travelling companion as you could wish for – Tim Moore
One of the most honest and funniest writers around – Carole Cadwalladr
A fantastic read – Charley Boorman author of * A Long Way Round *
Wry, moving and very funny * Daily Express *
Buy it for the 42-year-old in your life. You’ll recognise the signs – Nicholas Lezard * Guardian *
Uneasy Rider is where emasculation and escapism meet…Carter is a genial companion on this road trip through the male ego, often funny and always unsparing on himself * The Observer *
A fantastic read – Charley Boorman, author of The Long Way Round
Mike Carter
Mike Carter grew up in Birmingham and now lives in south-west London, from where he commutes to his freelance shifts at the Guardian and Observer on a bicycle. Although still married to his motorbike, the capital’s traffic jams, speed cameras and bendy buses have somewhat cooled the relationship.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.