Revolutionary Ride: On the Road to Shiraz, the Heart of Iran: On the Road in Search of the Real Iran - Softcover

Lois Pryce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857886577 ISBN 13: 9781857886573

Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

When tensions between Iran and the West were at an all-time high, adventurer and critically-acclaimed author Lois Pryce found a note left on her motorbike from a man named Habib, imploring its owner to visit his hometown of Shiraz to find out what Iranian people were really like. Intrigued, Lois ignored the warnings and embarked on a 3,000-mile journey across Iran.

She finds a people on the cusp of great change, with a strong sense of self and determined to enjoy themselves despite the fierce dictates imposed by the government. Her journey takes her to Shiraz, resting place of Iran's most beloved poet, Hafez, and Iran's counter-cultural and artistic heart. She has a dramatic confrontation with the notorious Revolutionary Guard, stays the night with Kurdish shepherds and knocks back contraband vodka with the Tehranian party elite.

Revolutionary Ride lifts the veil on a misunderstood country and finds a gregarious, generous people. Relations between Iran and the West have thawed dramatically in the past couple of years, and the country is fast becoming a top destination for today's travellers. Lois Pryce explores Iran's past and how it has shaped its present and how the West's relations with Iran have created an image of the country wildly out of step with the reality.

Religious yet hedonistic, practical yet poetic, modern yet rooted in tradition: here is real contemporary Iran.

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Review:

PRAISE FOR LOIS PRYCE

'Lois makes merry work of a rough road. She knows how to tell a good story, and her light-hearted account almost disguises the grit, the resilience and the brave independence that lay behind her choices.' --Ted Simon, author of Jupiter's Travels

'A gutsy tale of one woman and her bike, told with vigour and honesty.' --Irish Times

'Lois Pryce knows what it takes to be a fun, fearless female. She rode solo from London to Cape Town, with the barest of essentials.' --Cosmopolitan

'If travelling is a sort of education, then Lois Pryce is now one of the world's most learned adventurers. Her misfortunes, related with wit and good humour, become our fortune, a great tumble of rough gems and gold. Her bike may not be fast, but her account is all speed and joy. Please, Lois, take another trip!' --Melissa Holbrook Pierson, author of The Perfect Vehicle

Book Description:

Adventurer Lois Pryce ignores all warnings and embarks on a 3,000- mile journey across Iran, lifting the veil on a misunderstood country. Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Adventure Travel Book of the Year Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1857886577
• ISBN 13: 9781857886573
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320