Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life Life By: Diane Cardwell | EPUB | 2.93 MiB
July 7th 2020 | ISBN: 0358067782 | 272 pages
Author: Diane Cardwell
The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach. Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane CardwellÂ*finds herself staringÂ*at a small group of surfersÂ*coasting through mellow wavesÂ*toward shore—andÂ*senses something shift.Â*Rockaway is theÂ*riveting, joyful story of one woman’s reinvention—beginning withÂ*CardwellÂ*takingÂ*the A Train to Rockaway, a neglected spit of land dangling off New York City intoÂ*the Atlantic Ocean. She finds a teacher, buys a tiny bungalow, andÂ*throws her not-overly-athletic selfÂ*headlong into learningÂ*the inner workings and rhythms ofÂ*waves andÂ*theÂ*muscle development and coordinationÂ*needed to ride them.
AsÂ*Cardwell begins to find her balanceÂ*in the water and out,Â*superstorm SandyÂ*hits, sendingÂ*herÂ*into the maelstrom in search of safer ground.Â*In the aftermath,Â*the community comes together and rebuilds, rekindling its bacchanalian spiritÂ*as aÂ*historicÂ*surfing community,Â*oneÂ*withÂ*its ownÂ*quirkyÂ*codes andÂ*surf culture. AndÂ*Cardwell’s surfing takes off as she finds a true home among her fellow passionate longboarders at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club,Â*living outÂ*“theÂ*most joyful path through life.â€
Rockaway is a stirringÂ*story ofÂ*inner salvation sought through a challenging physical pursuit—andÂ*of learning to accept the idea of a complete reset, no matter when in life it comes. Â*
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