French Roll (eBook)
InterSeller Inc. (Verlag)
978-1-7345469-3-4 (ISBN)
WINNER-2024 Silver Award: Independent Publishers of New England, Narrative Nonfiction
"Jarvis has done a masterful job taking creative chances and turning them into pure fun and entertainment. This is a terrific book that doesn't disappoint." - Jeff Lyons, Storygeeks Podcast and author of bestselling Anatomy of a Premise Line
"I tensed up. I cried. I snarfed. This fantastic memoir had all of me to the end." - New York Book Club
"Like looking at [a] beautiful work of art." - Book Lovers
"His adventures are mind-boggling, and the characters he meets loom large in the imagination, but we see a softer side of the risk-loving teenager who is hopelessly in love." - Adore Books Australia
"Beautiful, fast paced, and moving, this lovely book captures the exuberance of youth, the joy of chasing dreams." - C. Bef
An inspiring tale of humor, mishaps and adventure. Among rollerskating's finest achievements, presented on Europe's most breathtaking roads.
At age 19, Michael is avalanching in the German Alps when a letter from his girlfriend arrives, asking him to meet in Barcelona. Impulsively, he decides to roller skate the path through Southern France from Italy to Spain-alone. On day one, a close call with a tour bus in a dark tunnel at 35 mph nearly cost his life. But hubris, testosterone and teen spirit overcome his fears. He has 800 miles to go, with secrets and promises to keep.
With introspection, wit, and an infectious love of adventure, French Roll is the epic story of traversing the entirety of French Riviera on roller skates-alone, with a 35 pound backpack and ski poles-exploring pivotal moments of young love and danger while struggling across the gap to adulthood.
Rejoice in the triumph of the human condition as you join one so determined to finish against all odds.
"That final hill had me gasping. I felt his blisters, his fear, his sweat squeaking across moving cars. I never would have thought someone could make roller skating so edge-of-your-seat exciting. I threw up a fist and dropped my book. And when the crowd cheered him in, INCROYABLE!. La Dorade
"Raw and gutsy. My whole life I had no idea that's what teenage boys really think." - Orange County Book Club
This fast-paced memoir combines the razor-sharp wit of Bill Bryson and the unfiltered authenticity of Cheryl Strayed. Witness the exuberance of discovery, the unyielding joy of embracing the unknown, and the vibrant tapestry of European history, art, and culture.
"Jarvis is bold, gaudy and gusty! Wonderful erudite presentation that life is always more fantastic than fiction can ever be." - D. Herold
"I just bought two more copies for two young friends just finishing college who are wondering 'What now?'" - B. Frisbie
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 On the Edge 1
Chapter 2 Say When 8
Chapter 3 The Letter 15
Chapter 4 The Party 26
Chapter 5 Mice Will Play 35
Chapter 6 Making Plans 38
Chapter 7 Making Equipment 51
Chapter 8 Is There Anybody Out There? 61
Chapter 9 Night Train to Italy 66
Chapter 10 Day One 72
Chapter 11 Just Say Non 81
Chapter 12 Unwelcome to Monaco 87
Chapter 13 Nice Feet 95
Chapter 14 Building Character 101
Chapter 15 Ted the Skater 110
Chapter 16 Tom the Skater 114
Chapter 17 Ted the Rocker 124
Chapter 18 Late Night with… 128
Chapter 19 Nice Departure 131
Chapter 20 Lighthouse and Home 136
Chapter 21 Red Carpet 144
Chapter 22 Red Cutter 151
Chapter 23 Tropéziennes 160
Chapter 24 End of a Rivi-Era 168
Chapter 25 Shepherds of Squalor 176
Chapter 26 My French Family 179
Chapter 27 Break a Leg 188
Chapter 28 Monaco Grand Prix 192
Chapter 29 The Last Room in Nice 198
Chapter 30 Breakout 207
Chapter 31 Chez Blanche 213
Chapter 32 Bad Connection 217
Chapter 33 Lend Me Your Ear 222
Chapter 34 The Camargue 231
Chapter 35 Massacre at Béziers 242
Chapter 36 Red, White, and Blue 258
Chapter 37 Open the Gates 271
Chapter 38 Sit, Cerberus. Stay. 278
Chapter 39 Over the Line 283
A Note on the Text 291
Author Biography 293
Connect with J Michael Jarvis 294
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.2.2020 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport |
| Schlagworte | Alps • Backpacking • Coming of age story • Côte d'Azur • Explorer BiographiesSolo TravelBiographies & • France • French Riviera travel • humorous memoir • Memoirs / Sports & • Monaco • Monte Carlo • New Adult • OutdoorsTravel WritingHiking and CampingMemoir • Roller skating across France • Roller SkatingSolo Travel GuidesAdventure TravelFrench Riviera Travel BooksTraveler & • Skiing • solo travel • Tales of Adventure • Teen love • Travel on foot • Vicarious travel |
| ISBN-10 | 1-7345469-3-X / 173454693X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-7345469-3-4 / 9781734546934 |
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