Mongolian Love Letters
Finding My Footing at the Edge of the World
I thought of you then, as I had so many times during this journey. What would you say if you could see me now? Your worry for me in this moment would have been palpable. I was trusting my life to a horse I barely knew, in a darkness so complete it felt solid.
Mongolian Love Letters chronicles one woman’s ride on the Gobi Gallop – 700 kilometers through the world’s most remote terrain on horseback – one year after the sudden death of her husband Charlie. Riding alongside strangers through hardship, she learns what it means to be terrified and keep going, and whether it’s possible to love a life that looks nothing like the one you expected.
Spare, luminous, and deeply human, Mongolian Love Letters is a meditation on love that endures, the courage required to move forward, and the quiet ways meaning can re-emerge far from home, beneath an endless sky.
The Gobi Gallop is a 700-kilometer horseback expedition through the remote landscapes of Mongolia — the same journey at the heart of this memoir. Whether you want to ride yourself or support future expeditions, you can learn more and get involved at the link below.
