Within a ten-month period, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old
daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness
and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left
without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of personal
devastation that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across
much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again.
Peart chronicles his personal odyssey and includes stories of reuniting
with friends and family, grieving, and reminiscing. He recorded with
dazzling artistry the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the
mountains to the seas, from the deserts to the Arctic ice, and the
memorable people who contributed to his healing.
Ghost Rider is a brilliantly written and ultimately triumphant
narrative memoir from a gifted writer and the drummer and lyricist of
the legendary rock band Rush.