Surf, Sweat and Tears: The Epic Life and Mysterious Death of Edward George William Omar Deerhurst

by Andy Martin

This is the true story of Ted, Viscount Deerhurst, the son of the Earl of Coventry and an American ballerina who dedicated his life to becoming a professional surfer. Surfing was a means of escape, from England, from the fraught charges of nobility, from family, and, often, from his own demons. Ted was good on the board, but never made it to the very highest ranks of a sport that, like most, treats second-best as nowhere at all. He kept on surfing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682192318
• ISBN13: 9781682192313
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: OR Books
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"