{"product_id":"9781802795813","title":"Nazare : Life and Death with the Big Wave Surfers by Matt Majendie","description":"*** SHORTLISTED IN THE SPORTS WRITING CATEGORY AT THE 2024 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS ****** LONGLISTED FOR THE 2023 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR ***JOIN THE QUEST TO SURF THE BIGGEST WAVE IN HISTORY.   In a small fishing village on the coast of Portugal, a select band of surfers take unimaginable risks, pushing the boundaries of their death-defying sport as they seek to go bigger than ever before.   Their goal? To ride the Everest of the ocean - the 100-foot wave.   Sports journalist Matt Majendie is welcomed into the inner circle of Nazar?'s tight community of big-wave surfers and extreme thrill-seekers, living among them for a season as he chronicles their incredible highs and terrifying lows.   Follow the endeavours of Britain's leading big-wave surfer, a former plumber from Devon, Andrew Cotton; trailblazing Brazilian female surfer Maya Gabeira; current World Record holder German Sebastian Steudtner; Portuguese Nic von Rupp and jet-ski driver S?rgio Cosme, nicknamed 'the Guardian Angel of Nazar?' for his daring rescues, in this gripping read.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306791874933,"sku":"9781802795813","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781802795813.jpg?v=1762801967","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781802795813","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}