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'A classic tale of sporting rivalry' Observer 'The tales are gripping, Foo's vainglorious final expedition among them. Surfing emerges as a dangerous, solitary and potential fatal obsession' Daily Telegraph 'Martin brilliantly utilises the conflict between an old-school Texan and a cocky young Chinese-American to explore everything from the commercialisation of pro-surfing to a foolproof strategy for seducing Brazilian women' Arena 'Martin's fluid prose perfectly befits his subject ... sweeps the reader along like one of the awesome incoming walls of water at Waimea Bay ... a fascinating glimpse into obsession' Independent
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It is winter in the mid-eighties and two surfers are battling for supremacy at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Hawaii. This is surfing's spiritual home, where some of the biggest, most awesome waves in the world crash onto the shore. Ken Bradshaw has been around the longest. Old-school, and some say too old, this muscular Texan veteran commanded respect throughout the seventies with his brilliance on the board, gritty determination, and a fearsome temper - when angered or disrespected he has been known to take huge bites out of fellow surfers' boards. Mark Foo is the new kid on the block. Icon of the next generation, this slim, good-looking Chinese-American is beginning to wow the crowds with his lightning repertoire of cool moves. With a sharp eye for a marketing angle and a magazine cover, Foo is taking surfing in a new and more commercial direction and is the antithesis of everything Bradshaw believes in. One perfect day at Sunset Beach, the two surfers are in the water together and Foo audaciously steals a wave from right under Bradshaw's nose, sparking a bitter feud which is to last over ten years and will ultimately end in tragedy. In the spirit of Norman Mailer's The Fight and Touching the Void, Stealing the Wave is not just the story of a legendary sporting rivalry. It goes to the core of what it means to compete, and examines what happens when competition, passion and belief go too far and become obsession.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a truly great book. It keeps the interest with good and humourous writing, but the tale obviously has a strong thread of sadness throughout.
Brilliant addition to surf literature.
Brilliant addition to surf literature.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a fantastic story, set in one of surfing's most intruiging arenas - the North Shore of Hawaii. It doesn't really matter whether the author has lightly sprinkled some 'story dust' over the events, because it's a great read anyway.
The rivalry between Foo and Bradshaw is brilliantly built up, and escalates in an inevitable manner, and the descriptions of surfing and the Hawaiian big wave culture keep Andy Martin's books right up there with the best surf lit. A real page turner.
Alongside 'Riding the Magic Carpet' this is one of the best surf books to come out in ages, and highly recommended. Read it and enjoy!
The rivalry between Foo and Bradshaw is brilliantly built up, and escalates in an inevitable manner, and the descriptions of surfing and the Hawaiian big wave culture keep Andy Martin's books right up there with the best surf lit. A real page turner.
Alongside 'Riding the Magic Carpet' this is one of the best surf books to come out in ages, and highly recommended. Read it and enjoy!
Format:Paperback
Been surfing for about 15 years and thoroughly enjoyed this novel. A great story of rivalry between two big wave legends, if you don't understand surfing terminology you may come a bit stuck with various chapters in this book otherwise get ready for an easy read story and a hard to put down book.
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