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SURF MAMA

Wilma Johnson

Summersdale £8.99

An autobiographical novel by a self-professed earth mother turned surf babe, who after ten years living on the remote west coast of Ireland had three children, a few chickens, a failing marriage and the beginnings of a mid-life crisis to show for it. The answer, relocate to Biarritz and defy the male-dominated surf scene by learning to surf.

Though narcissistic at times,Wilma’s tongue-in-cheek humour makes it okay to re-invent yourself post-40, post children and post divorce, to admit your short comings but throw them aside and ride the wave. It’s a light hearted read for women looking for inspiration to change their path.