Long Way Back

Long Way Back
ISBN: 9780749578503
Publication Date: 1 August 2017

This biography details motorcycle adventurer Charley Boormans recovery from a major road traffic accident in 2016. On February 16 2016, 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.

Moving between past and present, Long Way Back recounts Charleys journey back of recovery, the ambulance ride, the numerous operations in a Portuguese hospital, the medivac aircraft flight back to London. In alternating chapters, 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 lifefrom his father, a touring film director, to his long-time friend Ewan McGregor, and Sean Connerys 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.

About the Author

The son of film director John Boorman, Charley Boorman has spent many years touring the world on his motorbike, sometimes accompanied by close friend Ewan McGregor, with whom he produced the TV series and accompanying bestselling books Long Way Round and Long Way Down. Further solo adventures have included Race to Dakar, By Any Means and Extreme Frontiers. He has been a UNICEF ambassador since 2009.