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Four Mums in a Boat
- Narrated by: Helen Keeley
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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The incredible true story of four ordinary working mums from Yorkshire who took on an extraordinary challenge and broke a world record along the way, proving it's never too late to go on a life-changing adventure, experience the beauty and power of the elements, push the very limits of your abilities and rediscover who you are.
Janette, Frances, Helen and Niki, though all from Yorkshire, were four very different women, all juggling full-time jobs alongside being mothers to each of their two children. They could never be described as athletes, but they were determined to be busy, and the local Saturday morning rowing club was the perfect place to go to have a laugh and a gossip, get the blood pumping in the open air and feel invigorated. Brought together by their love of rowing, they quickly became firm friends, and it wasn't long before they cooked up a crazy idea over a few glasses of wine: together, they were going to do something that fewer people than had gone into space or climbed Everest had succeeded in doing. They were going to cross 3,000 miles of treacherous ocean in the toughest row in the world, The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge.
Yes, they had children and husbands that they would be leaving behind for two months; yes, they had businesses to run, mortgages to pay and responsibilities. And there was that little thing of them all being in their 40s and 50s. But two years of planning, preparation, fundraising, training and difficult conversations later, they found themselves standing on the edge of the San Sebastian harbour in the Canary Islands, petrified, exhilarated and ready to head up the race of their lives. This is the story of how four friends together had the audacity to go on a wild, terrifying and beautiful adventure, not to escape life but for life not to escape them.
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- Mrs Nina Eagle
- 24-01-18
inspiring
didn't want it to end . loved following their journey through the up and down of the waves
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- LINDA HENDERSON
- 15-09-18
Completely Inspiring
This had me laughing, crying and everything in between and had me gripped and enthralled from the outset! It was brutally honest, hilarious at times and above all, completely inspiring demonstrating that you really can do anything you put your mind to.
I related closely to this story hailing from York and being of a similar age to the ladies. I felt I really got to know the Yorkshire Rows through this book and feel empowered to push myself forward and get the most out of life having listened to their amazing story.
Also liked the fact that the narrator had a Yorkshire accent - it just wouldn't have been authentic otherwise!
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- ES
- 22-11-22
Very inspirational
This was an an incredible journey for these women. Fabulous read well done you girls!
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- Amanda Lou
- 02-05-21
funny and inspiring!!
Second time I've listened to this, so funny, inspiring and has made me glad I did my thing in 2018 Dragonboating for GB Senior A at 41, 'no regrets' that's the motto!! Go ladies, your all amazing!!
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-07-17
Laughed out and had a few tears. Inspiring story!
A fantastic book. Makes me want to get out there and have an adventure of my own. Realistic, funny, inspiring. Well done ladies you should be very proud.
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- Anonymous User
- 19-08-20
girls can do it
Well what can I say, we sat gripped and engaged thru the whole adventure. Felt the feelings the highs the lows and all inbetween. Thanx for sharing your journeys girls 👍
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- Robert
- 08-01-20
Unbelievably Amazing!
Loved listening to the journey.
Really well written and a fantastic glance to what it must have been like crossing all that water.
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- rbooler
- 31-03-23
loved this book
loved this book from start to finish had me gripped all the way through
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- Dunnill
- 29-10-17
Good book
Nice to listen to a good adventure what these ladies had, a lot of hard work and determination paid of in the end,and they did it. Well done ladies. The book is good to listen to on audible, feels like your at sea with them. Would definitely recommend this book to either read or in audible.
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- L. Nix
- 16-03-17
Fabulous!
This book is amazing and an absolute inspiration for women of all ages but especially women of a 'certain age'! I have laughed and cried with this book and thoroughly enjoyed it. Best line ever in a book " I'll have the diclof***its"! Really loved it and sorry it ended. Well done ladies!!
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