Having practically no knowledge of powerboat racing, when I was asked if I would participate in a blog tour to promote the memior of this racer, I immediately said yes. I am so glad I did as I learned about the sport while reading the stories of this amazing woman. Here is by review of "Sarah Donohue: The World is Never Enough."
Title/Author:
“Sarah Donohue: The World is Never Enough” by
Sarah Donohue
Tags:
Powerboat racing, memoir
Publish date:
June 12, 2018
Length:
234 pages
Rating:
4 of 5 stars (very
good)
Review:
Sarah Donahue has had
a pretty adventurous life – from modeling to performing at Moulin Rouge (don’t
you dare say it is just a movie, she warns) to being a stuntwoman in James Bond
films to a champion powerboat racer, you could say she is a woman who seems to
have it all. She shares the story of her
life in this entertaining and quick reading memoir.
Actually, “adventurous”
may be too mild a word. Between starting
the book off with a description from one of the movies in which she performed
stunts on a boat to the crash in a race that left her dead for “four minutes”,
her life has been filled with many events, twists, friends and teammates. The
best twist of all just may be how she got he start in racing – she was a
beer-selling model who sold a beer to Charles Brunett III, a Texas
billionaire. He wanted her to be part of
the first all-female powerboat racing team, and given her lust for new
adventures, she went for it.
What I really liked
about the book in addition to Sarah’s conversational style of writing was the
introduction to the sport of powerboat racing.
Readers like me who have never seen a race or know anything about the
sport will appreciate her description of what it is like in the boat, in the mechanic
shop and the camaraderie of the teams. Something that struck me as special was
the help provided to Sarah and her teammates when she first started the sport
by competing teams. It was also competitors that saved her life during the
accident. This kind of sportsmanship is not commonly found in other sports,
especially helping opponents, and set the tone for me as a reader that this is
one special lady participating in a special sport. This book is one that is recommended for
readers who enjoy entertaining and heartwarming biographies.
I wish to thank Authoright for asking me to part of the blog tour and providing a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
Book Format Read:
E-book (PDF)
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