{"product_id":"free-ride-by-noraly-schoenmaker-9781835982747","title":"Free Ride","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, this is the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride and along the way found a new sense of purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNoraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something geologist living in the Netherlands when she learned that her live-in partner had been having a long-term affair. Suddenly without a place to stay, she decided to quit her job and jet off to India in search of a new beginning. Her plans were dashed when she fell quickly and helplessly in love: with a motorcycle. Behind the handlebars, she felt alive and free, nimble enough to trace the narrowest paths, powerful enough to travel the longest of roads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe first rode toward the Pacific, through the jungles of Myanmar and Thailand, then into Malaysia. Rather than satisfy her appetite for the open road, this ride only piqued it. She shipped her bike to Oman, at the base of the Arabian Peninsula, and embarked on a journey through Iran, across Turkmenistan along its border with Afghanistan, over the snowy peaks of Central Asia and into Europe, all the way back home to the Netherlands. She covered remote and utterly unfamiliar territory; broke down on impossibly steep mountains; and pushed too many miles along empty roads, farther and farther from civilisation. But through her travels, she discovered the true beauty of the world - the kindness of its people, the simplicity of its open spaces, as well as her own inner strength.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the spirit of \u003ci\u003eThe Motorcycle Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e, this is an inspiring story of self-discovery and renewal. Filled with unforgettable figures, hilarious disasters and powerful human connections, it shows you what happens when you open your heart and let the world in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Required reading'\u003c\/i\u003e New York Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47480690213100,"sku":"9781835982747","price":25.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781835982747-free-ride.jpg?v=1775619954","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/free-ride-by-noraly-schoenmaker-9781835982747","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}