Grey Skies, Green Waves
A Surfer's Journey Around the UK and Ireland
$30.19
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
7 June 2010
Summary
So this is surfing in Britain, I told myself as I grumpily walked up a slope of wet rocks and wispy beach grass, trying to keep a foothold as rain and wind both tried their utmost to send me skidding back down to the freezing beach below.
Tom Anderson has always loved surfing anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf. As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he meets the Christians who pray for waves (and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849530415 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1849530416 |
| Author: | Tom Anderson |
| Publisher: | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Summersdale Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 193g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Critics Review
“Funny and sharp, it’s a great insight into what makes surfers in the UK so dedicated.”
Funny and Sharp, it’s a great insight into what makes surfers in the UK so dedicated. * Surf Girl *
Funny, humbling and actually pretty inspiring. * Cooler *
The vivid descriptions of grey skies and green waves, the freedom and the attitude of living life to the full combine to deliver a travel book with a twist and one that may have inspired a non-surfer to don a wetsuit and have a go, * Offshore *
Tom Anderson learns to love the freezing fun [Britain’s] waters offer… this book records his adventures around country’s chilly coast. * Waterstone’s Books Quarterly *
Featured on BBC Radio 4 - Excess Baggage * BBC Radio 4 - Excess Baggage *
About The Author
Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson lives in Porthcawl, West Wales. He is the author of the acclaimed surfing travelogue Riding the Magic Carpet and was awarded a Welsh Arts Council Bursary for the journey that became Chasing Dean. A successful competitive surfer, he writes regularly for several surfing magazines and is a senior committee member of the Welsh Surfing Federation.
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