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Drawn to the Rhythm: A Passionate Life Reclaimed
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Sara Hall
Sara Hall's life seemed perfect: a wealthy husband, a big house in an affluent suburb, three healthy children. But the surface of Hall's life hid a marriage filled with sorrow and pain. One day, at age forty-two, Hall sees a lone figure rowing in the harbor, and that image becomes her holy grail.In this richly layered memoir, the author tells how her determination to maste...more
Paperback, 304 pages
Published
July 17th 2003
by W. W. Norton & Company
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One of my rowing coaches recommended this book, and it certainly would appeal more to the rowing community than to the average reader. However, it shows how an inner strength, long buried but fortified with an awakening sense of value in *some* world (rowing), can triumph over an abusive marriage -- and win gold in the World Masters Rowing Championships along the way! Quite read
When I decided to learn to scull this summer, this book found me on a trip to the library. It said, "Read me!" and I did. A true story about a woman who fell in love with sculling and eventually became a Master's level national champion several times over despite some heartache at home. Quite the adventure and the perfect summer read for me. The book inspired me to learn to row which has been the highlight of the year for me.
It was a good book - a true story about a woman who from her escape from an abusive marriage through rowing. Within a relatively short period of time (2 years) she goes on to winner international championships against women who have rowed since youth. Also, takes you through the painful process of her divorce.
Did not need to know about her clitoris or what her abusive husband had to say about her clitoris. I just wanted to read about rowing. When she writes about rowing, she writes well, she captures the passion of being on the water. She also gets mad props for leaving her abusive jack-ass husband. And I have to root for any woman in her 40's who picks up a sport or hobby and then masters it. That's pretty damn hoots.
Not hoots was the Vespoli rep who was really rude to her when she was u...more
Not hoots was the Vespoli rep who was really rude to her when she was u...more
This is an excellent and moving biography by a champion rower. The act of rowing is woven throughout the more important aspect of the story, that of a woman in her 40s claiming a life for herself in the face of fierce opposition in the form of an abusive husband. This is both for women in abusive situations, but truly for anyone wanting to step out and try something new. This is for people who dream big.
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Haven't read it yet but a friend said it was very interesting and the woman who wrote it ended up living in Lloyd Harbor.
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