Layne Beachley

Name: Layne Beachley
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781741666779
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Beneath The Waves

By Layne Beachley and Michael Gordon

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Layne Beachley, authored by Layne Beachley and Michael Gordon, is an inspiring biography that delves into the life of the acclaimed Australian surfer, Layne Beachley. The book chronicles her journey from overcoming personal challenges to achieving unprecedented success in professional surfing. It provides an intimate look at her determination, resilience, and the drive that led her to become a seven-time world champion.
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If you're captivated by inspiring tales of personal triumph and resilience, this biography of a seven-time world surfing champion will enthral you. It delves into her journey of overcoming personal adversities to become a legend in surfing, offering a blend of motivational insights and an intimate look at her life both on and off the waves.

Layne Beachley

Layne Beachley's story is about the skinny little girl who overcame a king tide of obstacles, from chronic fatigue and depression to debilitating injury and family tragedy, to become an icon in the male-dominated world of competitive surfing. It is also a story of loss, redemption and the search for identity.

Updated version of the bestselling autobiography

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Layne Beachley is the story of a skinny little girl who overcame a tide of obstacles, ranging from chronic fatigue and depression to debilitating injury and family tragedy, to become an icon in the male-dominated world of competitive surfing.

As the winner of a record seven women's world championships, Layne also blazed trails in the mountainous waves of Hawaii's outer reefs, earning respect where it mattered most— in the water.

Beneath the surface of her happy, positive public persona lies a story of loss, redemption and the search for identity. The book reveals how Layne and her birth mother, Maggie, found each other twenty-seven years after her birth, detailing the highs and many lows in their quest for reconciliation and the dark secret of Maggie's past.

This is also a love story, describing how Layne fell in and out of love with Hawaiian big-wave rider Ken Bradshaw and ultimately found true happiness with INXS rock star Kirk Pengilly.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781741666779

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2009

Country: Australia

Imprint: Ebury Australia

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 194.0mm

Weight: 256g

Pages: 384

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Biography & Memoir Layne Beachley Michael Gordon Non-Fiction Penguin Books Sports Sports Biographies

About the Author

Michael Gordon joined The Age as a 17-year-old cadet and has worked for the paper for more than two decades in roles ranging from surf writer and sports editor to national editor and deputy editor of The Sunday Age. He has also been New York correspondent for the Melbourne Herald and political editor of The Australian. A Walkley award winner, his books include A True Believer, Paul Keating; Reconciliation, A Journey; and Freeing Ali, the Human Face of the Pacific Solution. In March 2006, Michael Gordon won the 2005 Graham Perkin Award for Journalist of The Year for journalistic excellence for his report in April 2005 of the 'forgotten' 54 refugees detained on Nauru. In February 2007, Michael was appointed Saturday editor.