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Thrill to the crests and roll with the troughs in the life of a fierce competitor, dedicated mother, and authentic human being, Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt (1913-2011). She picked up a surfboard at age 41 and opened up a new world. Surfing became her passion, her proving ground, and her ineffable bond with her daughter, Vicky Heldreich Durand, author of Wave Woman. It's a charming and intimate biography, a love letter from a daughter to her progressive mother who broke glass ceilings with simple curiosity and desire. Betty trained to swim in the 1936 Olympic Games. She eloped on a hunch
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