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Long way back / Charley Boorman with Jeff Gulvin ; foreword by Ewan McGregor.

by Boorman, Charley.

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Automobile Association, 2017.

796.75092 B724L

Boorman, Charley -- Health.

Motorcycling accidents -- Biography.

Motorcyclists -- Rehabilitation.

Motorcyclists -- Great Britain -- Biography.

9780749578503 (hc.)

319 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.

On February 16 2016, British 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. 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. 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.

Gulvin, Jeff, 1962-

McGregor, Ewan, 1971-

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