Signs of Life (eBook)

a poignant, funny memoir... Fabes is a winning storyteller

an intrepid cyclist and doctor recounts an epic journey... A brisk, panoramic view of peoples and lands.

Witty and wild, intrepid and inspirational, the book chronicles two parallel journeys: Fabes' physical cycling tour of many countries and his look at health across the globe ... An entertaining and epic chronicle of a journey of extremes.

The pages, and the turns, are a constant surprise and a wonder... Fabes writes beautifully, poetically, transportingly, about his journey

a thoughtful exploration of humanity ... Fabes is great company and makes riding bicycles seem like the best way to see and understand the world

An inspirational journey of humanity and humility. Fabes has redefined the medical memoir.

'I absolutely loved this book - a six-year, wheel-spinning, page-turning pedal around the world. Full of rich, vivid descriptions of people and landscapes, interwoven with wisdom, compassion, humanity and a playful Panglossian humour... he allows us to see how everything is connected. If Stephen is half as talented a doctor as he is a writer, then lucky patients I say. A worthy addition to the cycle-touring canon

A clever and entertaining book, never veering too far from either the practicalities of bike-touring or Fabes's work as a medic and often using metaphors that connect the two

A dizzying, headlong, hilarious grand tour... deserves to become a classic.

A charming, human story of resilience, adversity and compassion, all told with a good dose of dry British humour