{"product_id":"revolutionary-ride-9781473669987","title":"Revolutionary Ride","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Warm, funny . . . It''s had my  whole family howling with laughter and  shedding a few tears'' - Shappi  Khorsandi, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A proper travelogue \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- a joyful, moving and stereotype-busting tale'' - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNational Geographic Traveller, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooks of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  2011, at the height of tension between the British and Iranian  governments, travel writer Lois Pryce found a note left on her  motorcycle outside the Iranian Embassy in London:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e... I wish  that you will visit Iran so you will see for yourself about my country.  WE ARE NOT TERRORISTS!!! Please come to my city, Shiraz. It is very  famous as the friendliest city in Iran, it is the city of poetry and  gardens and wine!!!\u003cbr\u003eYour Persian friend,\u003cbr\u003eHabib\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntrigued,  Lois decides to ignore the official warnings against travel (and the  warnings of her friends and family) and sets off alone on a 3,000 mile  ride from Tabriz to Shiraz, to try to uncover the h\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny, insightful and eye-opening, this adventure breaks down misconceptions and reveals a country of wonder and warmth. * Emerald Street *\u003cbr\u003eA warm, funny account of a road trip in contemporary Iran. It's had my whole family howling with laughter and shedding a few tears. -- Shappi Khorsandi * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eWithin a few pages I'd recognised a kindred spirit. Tourist-free solo  travelling, lo-fi equipment including real maps instead of gadgets, a  satisfying blend of action, thought and feeling, well-timed references  to or quotes from one of my own heroines since I was a teenager. That  central theme - the distinction between government and people - is not  easy to maintain but it seemed to me Lois hit the right note every time. -- Dervla Murphy, author of 'Full Tilt'\u003cbr\u003eThis is a proper travelogue - a joyful, moving and stereotype-busting tale. * National Geographic Traveller *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent, fascinating read. * Wanderlust *\u003cbr\u003ePryce writes as she acts, with an easy ebullience, and this makes interesting things happen to her. \u003ci\u003eRevolutionary Ride\u003c\/i\u003e is likeable because she admits her ignorance and follows her nose. * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eIf you still need to know why the motorcycle is a magical device for  revealing the truth about this wonderful, endangered world, read Lois  Pryce's sometimes frightening, sometimes hilarious, always warm-hearted  testament. That will do it for you. Thank you Lois, so much. * Ted Simon, author of 'Jupiter's Travels' *\u003cbr\u003eLois Pryce writes with all the exuberance and verve with which she dons her helmet and takes to the road. -- Benedict Allen\u003cbr\u003eA thrilling blend of action and perception, a gripping yarn that lifts the veil on one of the world's most misunderstood countries. * Bike Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eLois Pryce's motorbike takes her into corners of modern Iranian life that are full of the unexpected. -- James Buchan, author of 'Days of God: The Revolution in Iran and Its Consequences'\u003cbr\u003eThe story of an epic journey that takes the myths and unravels them first hand. * Motorcycle Sport \u0026amp; Leisure *\u003cbr\u003eLong before the relaunch of BA's Tehran flights signalled a thumbsup to  travel, Lois Pryce was gadding about the country on a motorbike. * Sunday Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Murray Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739537125719,"sku":"9781473669987","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781473669987.jpg?v=1720052531","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/revolutionary-ride-9781473669987","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}