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You and a Bike and a Road

by Eleanor Davis
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A two-wheeled journey across the landscape of America, and through the heart and mind of an artist.

Eleanor Davis's bike tour from Tucson, Arizona to Athens, Georgia is a quest of epic proportions — not just geographically, which it surely is, but inwardly as well. While facing off formidable headwinds, drivers with reckless abandon, and screaming knee pain, the author confronts an even greater challenge — her own mind. Life on two wheels teaches her many lessons, and she narrates them with keen observation and self-deprecating candor through a series of funny, touching vignettes. Companionship from fellow travelers and the generosity of colorful strangers propel Davis along the open road. A tale of serendipitous encounters, surprising friendship, perseverance, and tenderness, Eleanor Davis's You and a Bike and a Road reveals the power, and truth, of the most efficient mode of human transportation — a bicycle.

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    November 12, 2024

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      • ISBN: 9781683969495

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      • ISBN: 9781683969495
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    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2024

      Davis (The Hard Tomorrow) offers an autobiographical travelogue of her experiences over the course of an eight-week, nearly 2,000-mile bicycle journey from her parent's home in Tucson, AZ, to her own house in Athens, GA. She spends much of the trek trying to figure out why she's undertaken such an arduous journey. Is the point is to have one last grand adventure before she and her husband start a family? Or is she hoping to snap out of a depressive rut that has sapped her inspiration? As she progresses across the southern states, Davis bears witness to the daily lives of strangers, makes small talk with fellow travelers, and marvels at the grandeur of natural rock formations. She pushes herself beyond exhaustion one day, only to thrill the next at discovering herself capable of physical feats beyond her own expectations. During the longest, loneliest legs of her trip, camped out beneath the desert stars, she is sometimes desolate with isolation, sometimes absolutely at peace. VERDICT Davis evokes each episode of her long journey with perfectly chosen, keenly observed details and raw honesty, providing a sense of intimate insight into her life, mind, and creative process.

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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