Empowering Women to Live Courageously
Hello. I’m C. L. Stambush, a narrative nonfiction author passionate about helping women embrace their courage—in everyday life and on extraordinary journeys.
In my book, Untethered: A Woman’s Search for Self on the Edge of India – A Travel Memoir, I share my solo motorcycle journey across India—a leap of faith that taught me how fear and freedom often ride side by side.
Through my writing, I explore what it means to step into adventure, face our fears, and discover who we truly are. Whether navigating India’s chaotic streets or life’s twists at home, my goal is to inspire you to Go where you dream, Do what calls you, and Be who you are meant to Be.
Publishers Weekly
“… Captured in a confident tone and detail-rich language, C.L. Stambush’s exploits are moving and memorable. Travel aficionados and those in search of an Eat, Pray, Love–style escape, take note.”
BookLife
“… The prose brings India to life, evoking the beauty and the harshness of the landscape and its people—a mirror image of the author’s transformative journey. C.L. Stambush portrays her metamorphosis in easy tones, and the adventure she includes will keep readers engaged until the very end. There is a strong emphasis on independence running throughout—a theme that is echoed in the vivid descriptions of the many sides of India.”
Reader Reviews
“I’m so glad I stumbled across this book! Just as good as Eat, Pray, Love and other worthy travel narratives. Philosophical and mind provoking, I thoroughly enjoyed it!” NC/Amazon
“In less capable hands, Untethered could have been a long, tedious slog about the sites she visited while on “vacation.” Stambush, though, focuses on the people she met along the way while wrestling with her own inner doubts and insecurities.” Monte H./Amazon
“I loved this memoir even as I was prepared to dismiss it. Unlike the more self-indulgent Eat, Pray, Love, this is the author’s account of her solo voyage not to recover from a failed relationship and completely remake herself, but to “test her grit” and reclaim adventure as she travels the Indian coast to pick up the pieces of the goddess Kali on her eponymous Royal Enfield motorcycle. Equal parts travelogue, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, feminist manifesto, and sensitive cultural memoir, Untethered is riveting from start to finish.” Angela H./Amazon