Surf Mama

Author(s): Wilma Johnson

Location(s): Biarritz

Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs

Era(s): 2000s

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Wilma Johnson was living on the west coast of Ireland with her family, balancing the challenges of being an artist, wife and mother, until, in her forties, she was gripped by a deep desire to seize the day, and moved to Biarritz to become a surfer. The plan hits troubled waters as she arrives in France with her marriage on the rocks and three children who speak no French. Her first attempts at surfing are disastrous; resulting in bruises, broken bones and a damaged ego, but when she experiences the euphoric feeling of catching her first wave and sets up the Mamas Surf Club, it’s all worth it.

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Lead Review

Buckle up for Biarritz and surfers’ paradise. Find the waves and live your life, I think is the general motivational message I took away after reading this book.

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Memoir set in Biarritz (a town with a ‘surf-oriented ley line’). Plus Q&A with a seasoned surfer

Author: tripfiction

Wilma Johnson is living on the West Coast of Ireland with her husband and 3 small children. She is an artist and homemaker, whilst her husband takes to the waves and enjoys the surf. After 10 years and an...

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Super Mama

Author: maribeth clemente

Although I’m not a surfer, nor a mother, I loved this book! In reading it, I felt like I wanted to be Wilma Johnson, the adventurous author that assembled a treasure chest of tales in this memoir. I admire...

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