Elizabeth Letts is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Eighty-DollarChampion and The Perfect Horse, which won the 2017 PEN Center USA Literary Award for research nonfiction, as well as the novel Finding Dorothy. A lifelong horsewoman, she lives in Southern California and Northern Michigan.
“Twenty pages of notes and a Bibliography attest to
the serious and thorough research by the author who
travelled ten thousand miles to research this story. . . . What is
so appealing about this nutball adventure is that the reader is
taken on a trip across the United States.”—New York Journal of
Books
“Heartwarming.”—AARP
“Elizabeth Letts’s gift is that she makes you feel you are the one
taking this trip: selecting your route from a gas station map,
enduring awful weather and accidents, hearing the creak of the
saddle and the roar of the trucks that pass you by. This is a book
we can enjoy always but especially need now.”—Elizabeth Berg,
author of The Story of Arthur Truluv
“This poignant, inspiring story is not just about a woman choosing
to live instead of die, but also about an America that no longer
exists.”—Melanie Benjamin, author of The Children’s Blizzard
“A love story on so many levels—from the menagerie that was with
her every step of the way, to the kindness of strangers who opened
their homes to help Annie complete this ride of her life—this book
will tear at your heartstrings from beginning to end. I loved it,
and so will you!”—Robin Hutton, author of Sgt. Reckless: America’s
War Horse
“Annie Wilkins was an American original, and The Ride of Her Life
gives her the tribute she deserves. Elizabeth Letts has created an
indelible account of hope, loyalty, generosity, and sheer grit—and
the power of a woman doing something just because she wants to do
it.”—Matthew Goodman, author of Eighty Days
“There is sly wisdom in Annie Wilkins’s simple journey: Keep faith
in yourself and animals, trust in strangers, dismiss all the
downers, and always live as if you just received a mortal
diagnosis. Letts honors her subjects…with an author’s hand and a
historian’s eye.”—Ken Ilgunas, author of Trespassing Across
America
“Thanks to deeply sourced research and her own travels along
Wilkins' route, Letts vividly portrays an audacious woman whose
optimism, courage, and good humor are to be marveled at and
admired. Upbeat and touching, Wilkins' story is the perfect
pandemic escapist read.”—Booklist
(starred review)
“This engaging folk-hero biography, which follows Wilkins
throughout her grand adventure, also touches on the cultural
history of mid-20th-century America…A heartwarming and nostalgic
book to appeal to horse lovers and fans of the author’s previous
books.”—Kirkus Reviews
“This is a feel-good story in every way, and Letts keeps the
momentum lively, sprinkling in interesting historical tidbits that
enrich the drama. The Ride of Her Life is an
altogether quirky, inspiring journey that’s not to be
missed.”—BookPage (starred review)
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