{"product_id":"the-long-ride-home-9780670922284","title":"The Long Ride Home","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeart-breaking, uplifting and full of adventure, \u003ci\u003eThe Long Ride Home \u003c\/i\u003eis the long-awaited sequel to the international bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Boy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRowan came back from the shamans in Mongolia a changed boy. The three most debilitating effects of his autism - his incontinence, his endless tantruming, and his inability to make friends - were gone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut a year almost to the day since Rowan''s improvement he started regressing: the accidents and tantrums reappeared, terrifying his father Rupert. Something had to be done.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFather and son embarked on a new quest, journeying from the bushmen of Namibia to the coastal rainforests of Queensland, Australia and finally to the Navajo reservations of the American southwest, where Rowan was transformed - they had begun the Long Ride Home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''It is probably only once in a critical lifetime that one will be moved almost to tears ... \u003cb\u003ea triumph of the human spirit\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e (on \u003ci\u003eThe Horse Bo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere is enough here to suggest that something - be it the power of mind, ritual or maybe magic itself - can help bring an autistic child from near total darkness out into the world\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eIt is probably only once in a critical lifetime that one will be moved almost to tears ... \u003cb\u003ea triumph of the human spirit\u003c\/b\u003e * Telegraph (on 'The Horse Boy') *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagical\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003emiraculous\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003euplifting\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail (on 'The Horse Boy') *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmazing\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eastonishing\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times (on 'The Horse Boy') *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47833293160791,"sku":"9780670922284","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780670922284.jpg?v=1710344836","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-long-ride-home-9780670922284","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}