Overview
Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane CardwellĀ finds herself staringĀ at a small group of surfersĀ coasting through mellow wavesĀ toward shoreāandĀ senses something shift.Ā RockawayĀ is theĀ riveting, joyful story of one womanās reinventionābeginning withĀ CardwellĀ takingĀ the A Train to Rockaway, a neglected spit of land dangling off New York City intoĀ the Atlantic Ocean. She finds a teacher, buys a tiny bungalow, andĀ throws her not-overly-athletic selfĀ headlong into learningĀ the inner workings and rhythms ofĀ waves andĀ theĀ muscle development and coordinationĀ needed to ride them.
AsĀ Cardwell begins to find her balanceĀ in the water and out,Ā superstorm SandyĀ hits, sendingĀ herĀ into the maelstrom in search of safer ground.Ā In the aftermath,Ā the community comes together and rebuilds, rekindling its bacchanalian spiritĀ as aĀ historicĀ surfing community,Ā oneĀ withĀ its ownĀ quirkyĀ codes andĀ surf culture. AndĀ Cardwellās surfing takes off as she finds a true home among her fellow passionate longboarders at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club,Ā living outĀ ātheĀ most joyful path through life.ā
RockawayĀ is a stirringĀ story ofĀ inner salvation sought through a challenging physical pursuitāandĀ of learning to accept the idea of a complete reset, no matter when in life it comes. Ā
This book title, Rockaway (Surfing Headlong into a New Life) - 9780358561965, ISBN: 9780358561965, by Diane Cardwell, published by HMH Books (May 25, 2021) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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