Imagine you have a friend who is an internationally celebrated musician and author - like Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush. Every few months he sends you an artfully crafted letter, richly illustrated with photographs, describing traveling, music, nature, art, and life - observations often gathered while riding his motorcycle along the back roads of North America, Europe, and South America on concert tours. Spanning almost four years, these twenty-two stories are open letters that recount adventures both personal and universal - from the challenges and accomplishments in the professional life of an artist to the both of a child. The irresistible flow of words and images converges into a single, unified work of remarkable originality. FAR AND AWAY is a book to be enjoyed and again and again, like letters from a distant friend.