The story of The Long Ride Home is touching, uplifting, and full of adventure, serving as the sequel to the international bestseller The Horse Boy. Rowan returns from the shamans in Mongolia as a changed boy. The three most debilitating consequences of his autism - his incontinence, his endless tantrums, and his inability to make friends - had disappeared. However, almost a year after his improvement, Rowan starts to relapse: accidents and tantrums reappear, terrifying his father, Rupert. Something had to be done.
Father and son embark on a new quest, traveling from the bushmen of Namibia to the rainforests of Queensland, Australia, and finally to the Navajo reservations in the southwestern United States, where Rowan transforms - they had begun the Long Ride Home.
The story has been described as "possibly only once in a lifetime someone will be moved almost to tears... a triumph of the human spirit" by the Telegraph. Rupert Isaacson is British but lives with his family in Texas, USA. He is a former professional horse trainer and the founder of The Horse Boy Foundation, which helps bring horses and nature to other children, autistic or not, around the world, including the UK.
Pages: 352, Year of Publication: 0619, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
