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37/100Critics
17/100Scholars
Author:
Diane Cardwell
Publisher:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date:
July 7, 2020
The story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach.
What The Reviewers Say
Cardwell’s bracing memoir of the ways that surfing launched her into a new life is as invigorating as waxing up your board and getting in the water.
... a thoughtful memoir of loss, self-discovery and what can happen when you hang on, literally and figuratively, to a piece of wood adrift in the sea..
Readers looking for an offbeat, uplifting account, and those with an interest in surfing or outdoor challenges, should find this engaging. An ideal selection for book groups and recommended for all public library collections..
The book’s most engaging sections concern [Cardwell's] move to Rockaway Beach, where she bought a house not long before Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012; here, she offers a rich account of living through the disaster and rebuilding in its aftermath. By the end, she has a crew of surfing friends, a new man, and a zest for life. Readers don’t have to surf to be taken away by Cardwell’s story, but it definitely wouldn’t hurt..
