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Rob Lilwall (Author)
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Publication Date: 20 Aug 2009
'It is late October, and the temperature is already -40C...My thoughts are filled with frozen rivers that may or may not hold my weight; empty, forgotten valleys haunted by emaciated ghosts and packs of ravenous, merciless wolves.'


In 2004 Rob Lilwall arrived in Siberia equipped only with a bike and a healthy dose of fear. CYCLING HOME FROM SIBERIA recounts his epic three and a half year, 30,000 mile journey back to England via the forboding jungles of Papua New Guinea, an Australian cyclone and Afghanistan's war-torn Hindu Kush.
A gripping story of endurance and adventure, this is also a spiritual journey giving a poignant insight into life on the road in some of the world's toughest corners.

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  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton; Reprint edition (20 Aug 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 034097981X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340979815
  • Product Dimensions: 2.8 x 15.8 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 258,742 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I'm not sure Rob Lilwall knows it, but he has penned a two-wheeled classic. I wanted to rise up singing and strap on my bicycle clips.

(The Guardian 20090919)

Lilwall has a wonderful ability to inspire trust in his readers

(The Guardian 20090919)

Lilwall's story is a remarkable one...enhanced by the fact that he has a writer's skill for conveying a sense of place.

(The Sunday Telegraph 20090913)

A rite of passage adventure, full of thrills, excitement and endurance tests

(The Irish Times 20090907)

Rob Lilwall is such a transparently decent, honest and likeable bloke that it is difficult not to become involved in the highs and lows of his journey...Ever since Odysseus, the traveller has returned home to find himself wiser and more fulfilled than when he departed. Rob Lilwall is no exception.

(TES 20100604)

About the Author

Rob Lilwall studied geography and theology at University and, prior to cycling home from Siberia, was a geography teacher in England. He now writes and lectures worldwide about his experiences. He currently lives in London. CYCLING HOME FROM SIBERIA is his first book.
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Cycling home from Siberia 10 Jan 2010
By Mr. David C. Hill
Format:Paperback
OK, I'm also a committed non-Christian but this book is great. The 'faith' aspects do not detract from what was clearly an epic adventure and in no way spoiled it for me. If anything, I knew about these before starting the book and was releived the author had not over-egged this aspect.

You'll have to look very hard indeed to find someone - believer or non-believer - this adventurous who can also write about it in such an engaging way and on that basis alone, it is an absolutely fantastic book. Buy it, i couldn;t put it down.
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An inspirational adventure and human journey 19 Sep 2009
By Peter South
Format:Paperback
Cycling Home From Siberia is a genuinely exciting and inspirational tale of Rob Lilwall's adventure cycling home to London from the wilds of Siberia.

Packed with fascinitating insights to the places, cultures and people he met along the way, this is a hugely riveting and personal account of his journey.

Hard to put down, I look forward to his next adventure!
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An extraordinary adventure that comes alive on every page 13 Sep 2009
By David L. Shaw
Format:Paperback
Rob Lilwall's tale of his 35,000 mile adventure on a bike makes compulsive reading. His descriptions of both the extraordinary things that happened to him together with the fascinating and the so generous people that came to his aid come alive on every page.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring
This is one of the great cycling adventures. It is truly inspiring to see how Mr. Lilwall goes through the hardships on a such great journey. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Toivonen Timo
4.0 out of 5 stars A great alternative travel book - what a journey!
I enjoyed sharing Rob's adventure, a remarkable journey. The sections thorough parts of Asia (I won't say where, don't want to spoil it for you) were heart in the mouth type stuff. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith
5.0 out of 5 stars Cyclist
The cyclist in the family thought this a good read,has lent it out to countless others to read as it was so good
Published 3 months ago by gillian mary leverton
5.0 out of 5 stars Cycling Home from Siberia
an excellent travel adventure that i always wanted to get back to and read some more about all the different cultures he met.
Published 3 months ago by mrs m e shapland
5.0 out of 5 stars If you need inspiration, here it is - get out on your bike!
I picked this book up following a review in the Times Educational Supplement. At the time I was teaching geography in a secondary school so had an immediate affinity with Rob... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tom
1.0 out of 5 stars Puches below its weight - left most of the book unread
This book is not as gripping or as entertaining as the reviews would have you believe. The book is a cycling blog punctuated by religious content which has no place in my wishes... Read more
Published 5 months ago by V. Levy
4.0 out of 5 stars a good read!
A well written book giving a good insight into experiences in different countries and cultures. Really enjoyed reading it and motivated me to do more cycling!
Published 13 months ago by al
4.0 out of 5 stars An inspiring adventure
A friend bought me Rob Lilwall's Cycling Home from Siberia for my birthday, and it has been a good read, which should appeal far more widely than simply to those who like bikes. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Matthew Hosier
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book with Romans
I really enjoyed this book could not put this book down. well written and a most remarkable achievement top shelf for this one.
Published 13 months ago by sifi
5.0 out of 5 stars An honest, powerful account
This is an honest and powerful account of a great old-fashioned adventure. From the predictably sub-zero temperatures of Siberia to the dangerous wilds of Indonesia, Rob just keeps... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Tim Moss
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