Long Way Back - Hardcover

Boorman, Charley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0749578505 ISBN 13: 9780749578503

Publisher: AA Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

This biography details motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman’s recovery from a major road traffic accident in 2016. On February 16 2016, motorcycle adventurer Charley Boorman suffered a major road traffic accident in Portugal. Having spent the better part of his life on some form of motorbike, his world came crashing down after he was knocked off a Triumph Tiger Explorer, smashing his right ankle and causing severe damage to his left fibia and tibia. It was unclear if he would ever walk properly again, let alone ride a motorbike. Moving between past and present, Long Way Back recounts Charley’s journey back of recovery, the ambulance ride, the numerous operations in a Portuguese hospital, the medivac aircraft flight back to London. In alternating chapters, as his inability to walk for several months provokes introspection, Boorman recounts his childhood, where his passion for motorbikes began, and the formative influences in his life—from his father, a touring film director, to his long-time friend Ewan McGregor, and Sean Connery’s son Jason, who first introduced him to bikes. As Charley struggles to cope with this potentially life-changing situation, it is these touchstones who will give him strength on the long way back to health.

About this title

About the Author:

Charley Boorman has spent many years touring the world on his motorbike, sometimes accompanied by close friend Ewan McGregor, with whom he produced the TV series and accompanying books Long Way Round and Long Way Down. Further solo adventures have included Race to Dakar, By Any Means, and Extreme Frontiers. He has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2009.

About this edition

• Publisher: AA Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0749578505
• ISBN 13: 9780749578503
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320