A long-term cycling injury has inspired a deeply personal new memoir.
Alan Green, a former Isle of Wight daily commuter, has published You’ve Got a Nerve, a reflective account of his life following a serious cycling accident.
The book explores his extended recovery and the lasting neurological effects that changed his life and work.
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Mr Green said: “I wrote the book to document what the experience was really like, and to offer some solidarity to anyone living with long-term injury or illness.
“I found the process of writing the book initially very hard, as my body was highly traumatised, but gradually, as I improved, it became therapeutic.”
The memoir avoids medical advice or dramatic claims, instead offering an honest narrative of slow, uncertain recovery, shifting symptoms, changes in personality and energy, and the impact on family life and work.
Mr Green had commuted for nearly 18 years from Porchfield to Ryde for his job with Liz Earle, cycling around 118,000 miles during that time.
In 2018, he cycled more than 1,000 miles during a calendar month on his daily commute, as part of a challenge with his employer.
You’ve Got a Nerve is available in paperback from Shalfleet Village Stores and on Amazon in both paperback and Kindle editions.