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South Away: The Pacific Coast on Two Wheels
Contributor(s): Hackinen, Meaghan (Author)
ISBN: 1988732638     ISBN-13: 9781988732633
Publisher: NeWest Press
OUR PRICE:   $17.06  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Travel | Special Interest - Literary
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 979
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Shortlisted for the Sixth Annual Rakuten Kobo Emerging Writer Prize - Nonfiction Category

Shortlisted for Best Trade Non-Fiction at the 2020 Book Publishing Awards

South Away follows Meaghan Marie Hackinen and her sister in the adventure of a lifetime: bicycling from Terrace, BC down the West Coast to (almost) the tip of the Baja Peninsula. Along the way Hackinen battles with the elements in Vancouver Island's dense northern forests and frigid Mexican deserts; encounters strange men, suicidal highways and monster trucks; and makes some emergency repairs as ties and spokes succumb to the ravages of the journey. Luckily, the pair meet some good people along the way and glean some insight about the kindness of strangers.

A rare road-trip story with two female leads, this travel memoir also chronicles an inner journey, as the author begins to better understand her relationship with her adventurous (and not-so-adventurous) family. South Away tells an engaging and personable tale, with imaginative and memorable depictions of land and sea along the ever-winding coast.

Contributor Bio(s): Hackinen, Meaghan: - Meaghan Marie Hackinen is a writer and cyclist from Vancouver, BC. Her two-wheeled adventures have taken her from Haida Gwaii to Mexico's high plateaus, across Canada and the United States, and, most recently, from North Cape to Tarifa along some of Europe's highest paved roads. Her writing explores relationships, experiences on the road, and encounters with wild places. Her creative non-fiction, poetry, and prose can be found in literary journals and cycling magazines. She has an MFA in Writing from the University of Saskatchewan and currently resides in Kelowna, BC.