A Richard And Judy Book Club Pick''such An Addictive And Likeable Book.one Of This Year''s Best Memoirs'' The Telegraph''rough Magic Is Transporting, Beguiling And Terrifically Entertaining'' Daily Mailthe Mongol Derby Is The World''s Toughest Horse Race.a Feat Of Endurance Across The Vast Mongolian Plains Once Traversed By The People Of Genghis Khan, Competitors Ride 25 Horses Across A Distance Of 1000km. Many Riders Don''t Make It To The Finish 2013, Lara Prior-palmer - Nineteen, Underprepared But Seeking The Great Unknown - Decided To Enter The Race. Driven By Her Own Restlessness, Stubbornness, And A Lifelong Love Of Horses, She Raced For Seven Days Through Extreme Heat And Terrifying Storms, Catching A Few Hours Of Sleep Where She Could At The Homes Of Nomadic Families.battling Bouts Of Illness And Dehydration, Exhaustion And Bruising Falls, She Found She Had Nothing To Lose, And Tore Through The Field With Her Motley Crew Of Horses.