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In August 2016, adventurer Rob Lilwall set off to attempt a daring solo walk across China's most notorious desert, the Taklamakan. Taklamakan is often translated as 'he who goes in won't come out', its giant sand dunes rolling across 800 miles of the politically sensitive province of Xinjiang in China's wild west. Unlike most other sandy desert travellers, who use camels, Lilwall instead decided to pioneer a new method by hauling a homemade beach cart called Odysseus. During the course of journey, he faced extreme heat and dehydration, swam across flooded rivers, spent many days without meeting other humans, crossed countless ranges of 100 metre high sand mountains, and had numerous encounters with local police. In this compelling account of his journey, Rob also shares a deeply personal reflection on his internal journey as he attempts his daring solo walk. In Christian spirituality, the desert has always been known as a place to both seek God, and face demons. During his long weeks alone, Lilwall found himself facing profound questions about his priorities in life, failures and setbacks, his understanding of faith, and the meaning of 'success'. After much wrestling, to his surprise, he even found some resolution.

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The book serves as an engrossing window into the nascent colossus that is China...where much that's written about the country is concerned with the big picture, this worm's-eye view is fascinating. * The Metro (for WALKING HOME FROM MONGOLIA) * Lilwall has a wonderful ability to inspire trust in his readers. * <i>The Guardian</i> (for CYCLING HOME FROM SIBERIA) *

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Rob Lilwall is a writer, adventurer, theology student and motivational speaker, who regularly transfixes audiences with tales from his 30,000 mile journey by bike from Siberia to England. Rob has written about his journey for magazines and journals worldwide. In 2004 Rob gave up his job as a geography teacher in London and set off around the world with nothing but a bike and a healthy dose of fear...around 3 years later he arrived home, with some remarkable stories to tell!

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