Motorcycles I've Loved: A Memoir

About this book

What the PCT is to Cheryl Strayed the open road is to Brooks-Dalton.Cosmopolitan A powerful memoir about a young woman whose passion for motorcycles leads her down a road all her own. At twenty-one-years-old Lily Brooks-Dalton is feeling lost; returning to New England after three and a half years traveling overseas she finds herself unsettled unattached and without the drive to move forward. When a friend mentions buying a motorcycle Brooks-Dalton is intrigued and inspired. Before long she is diving headlong into the world of gearheads reconsidering her surroundings through the visor of a motorcycle helmet and beginning a study of motion that will help her understand her own trajectory. Her love for these powerful machines starts as a diversion but as she continues riding and maintaining her own motorcycles she rediscovers herself her history and her momentum. Forced to confront her limitationsnew and old real and imaginedBrooks-Dalton learns focus patience and how to navigate life on the road. As she builds confidence both on her bike and off she begins to find her way ultimately undertaking an ambitious ride that leaves her strengthened revitalized and prepared for whatever comes next. Honest and lyrical raw and thoughtful Motorcycles Ive Loved is a bold portrait of one young womans empowering journey of independence and determination.