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In "Blind Curves," author Linda Crill tells of her life of fulfillment which was suddenly taken away when her husband died from cancer. Being a top notch consultant, Linda vowed that she would take the advice of experts and she'd soon be herself again. She ate right, got plenty of sleep and exercised. Neither work nor friends seemed to make her life right again. Something other than her husband had been taken from her and Linda was hard-pressed to attempt to find a way back to herself. And then, a sudden thought struck her; she would learn to ride a motorcycle. The thought gained motivation when a friend called and invited her on a trip to the Pacific Northwest to motorcycle down the Pacific Coast Highway. As crazy as the idea seemed, it appealed to her and she began lessons which were essential to obtaining the motorcycle license. When she failed the course, Linda learned another lesson. She learned that she still had an innate fight in her that refused to accept defeat.
This is a story of searching for a new self once life has dealt an unexpected blow. It is a story about breaking away from a traditional path and exploring opportunity. It is a story of courage and tenacity and of throwing caution to the wind. While readers may not all relate to the choice of the motorcycle as a means of exploring a fresh path in life, most will identify with the need to try new and different things so that life is lived both because of and in spite of adversity.
