A Skating Life

A Skating Life

1st Edition

Hardback (02 Sep 2007)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Olympic goild medalist Dorothy Hamill has a dark story of scrifice and heartbreak behind her iconic smile. In this moving and revealing memoir, Hamill finally comes to grips with her painful past, sharing it with the world for the first time. Skating has always been Dorothy's only means of escape, but an intense depression took over when she discovered that great success didn't dampen the constant stress of trying to please her parents and coaches. Shortly after her husband was tragically killed, deepening her depression. This is her story of how she found the silver lining.

Book information

ISBN: 9781401303280
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA
Imprint: Hyperion
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Edition
Language: English
Number of pages: 238
Weight: 408g
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 22mm