To Shake the Sleeping Self

A Quest for a Life with No Regret

Jedidiah Jenkins author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Ebury Publishing

Published:11th Feb '21

£10.99

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To Shake the Sleeping Self cover

'Liberating and life affirming' Fearne Cotton

'A thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing book. It's an unforgettable debut' Cheryl Strayed


A soul-stirring read for the wanderer in each of us, To Shake the Sleeping Self is an unforgettable reflection on adventure, identity and a life lived without regret.

On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funnelled into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip online, where his photos and reflections drew hundreds of thousands of followers, all gathered around the question: What makes a life worth living?

I am in awe ... you must pick up a copy. It's liberating and life affirming in multiple ways -- Fearne Cotton
Thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing ... Every chapter shimmered with truth ... An unforgettable debut -- Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild
Thought-provoking and inspirational . . . This uplifting memoir and travelogue will remind readers of the power of movement for the body and the soul * Publishers Weekly *
Jedidiah Jenkins is a storyteller and one of those humans that makes everything about them seem inviting * USA Today *
Jedidiah Jenkins is a mystic disguised as a millennial -- Tom Shadyac, author of Life's Operating Manual

ISBN: 9781846047046

Dimensions: 198mm x 126mm x 21mm

Weight: 239g

352 pages