| Six months later she
completed her journey, despite many warnings that
it was an impossible task, and now she has turned
her personal diary into a gripping 310 pages –long
tale filled with adventure, danger and inspiration
which takes the reader through the territory of snakes,
drug smugglers, wild animals and extreme weather and
brings real cow boy and Indian country alive at the
turn of every page.
Accompanied by exquisite photography which provides
a tangible recollection of the journey, and interspersed
with biblical quotes and inspirational sayings this
is true unput-downable stuff as you marvel at not
only the magnificence of the American wild west, its
history and people, but of the bravery of this lone
English woman who was living her Wild West dream first
played out on Dartmoor 30 years before.
Tracey coaxes a laugh and an unexpectedly receptive
insight out of the people she meets and she makes
real the danger she and her horses faced and the sheer
exhaustion they at times felt.
Things do go horribly wrong on Tracey’s adventure,
during which she forsook the typical jeans and chaps
attire of cowboys for her own very English jodhpurs,
but despite the risks humour is where she finds her
cues as well as her faith in God.
This book will educate and amuse anyone, from armchair
traveller to horse lover to the rugged outdoorsy type
and don’t be too surprised if after reading
it you find yourself saddling up in search of your
own adventures and fulfilling your own dreams.
Tracey said: “I hope this book will encourage
people to live their dreams and that it will stir
them up. Decades ago I dreamed about the Wild West
while I played cowboys and Indians on Dartmoor and
now I have lived that dream. Anyone can do it.”
For further information
The book is available on line at www.traceyelliotreep.com
and is published in September.
ISBN 798-0-9538231-7-8 *310pp h/b * Format 225mm
x 265mm * £24.95
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