A Long Ride Home: How riding from Beijing to London fixed a broken cyclist
About this ebook
Nearly two years later, Charlotte sat on her bike in China, waiting for the sun to rise. Ahead of her was a journey that would span 10,000km. Her plan was as simple as it was daunting: cycle from Beijing to London in a roughly straight line, over six long, arduous months.
‘A Long Ride Home’ interweaves the story of Charlotte’s recovery with the bike ride in all its triumph and challenge. It is a story of the dedication it takes to follow a dream, and the depths of perseverance needed when that dream is broken by misfortune. Most of all it is the story of a woman and her bike and of the healing and redemption found on two wheels.
The author’s royalties from this ebook go to Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance.
About the author
Danae Mercer is an author and journalist. Currently living in the UAE, Danae has written a range of features for the Guardian, The Telegraph, USA Today, the Times, The Atlantic, The Independent, and more. She graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge, on the writing-based Davies-Jackson Scholarship, and graduated summa cum laude from Creighton University with a BA in journalism and a BA in international relations.
