We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Fantastic offers on quality books, collections, audio cds and more exclusive to book people. Victoria pendleton autobiography on longlist for william. This is a book that could only be published after she had left cycling and includes detailed accounts of events which lead her to falling out of love with the sport that made her. Delilah, a loner hates school as much as she loves booksone book in particular. The premise of the book was so promising and it could have been so good. Victoria pendleton mbe is not your typical female athlete. Her book gives a searingly honest account about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Victoria pendleton is a british jockey and former track cyclist. Enjoy the best victoria pendleton quotes page 4 at brainyquote. Team gb 2012 olympic gold medalist victoria pendleton signs her book between lines. I enjoyed this book a lot more than i thought i would.
Quotations by victoria pendleton, british athlete, born september 24, 1980. Visit now to browse our huge range of products at great prices. Written with donald mcrae, 2 time winner of the william hill award, between the lines promises to be the olympic autobiography. The autobiography by the queen of british track cycling, victoria pendleton. Lets start of by stating that i am a bit disappointed by this novel.
Between the lines is a hugely compelling account of pendletons first 32 years. Between the lines my autobiography by victoria pendleton. My autobiography at waterstones canary dkf9cd from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Victoria pendleton is known for being the emotional one, the woman within team gb. Parents need to know that new york times bestselling author nikki grimes between the lines is a companion book to her awardwinning bronx masquerade about a meaningful high school poetry group. In 2005 she became first british female to win gold at the cycling. Victoria pendleton is an astonishing athlete, but her autobiography, between the lines, goes well beyond simply documenting her incredible. Between the lines is a groundbreaking account of a decade at the peak of professional sport as told by the most compelling and fascinating character in british sport. Despite her triumph, team gbs goldwinning cyclist cuts an embattled figure, writes bella bathurst. Buy between the lines my autobiography by victoria pendleton online from the works. Team gb 2012 olympic gold medalist victoria pendleton. She specialized in the sprint, team sprint, and keirin disciplines. She is a former olympic, world, european and commonwealth champion.
Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Victoria pendleton is an astonishing athlete, but her autobiography, between the lines, goes well beyond simply documenting her incredible career. With two olympic gold medals and one silver, pendleton is one of great britains most successful female olympians. It can be read as a standalone, and parents should be prepared to deal with discussions about the foster care system, child abuse, the prison. Enjoy the best victoria pendleton quotes at brainyquote. My autobiography by victoria pendleton from waterstones today. I first met victoria pendleton on a crisp autumnal day in october 2008. My autobiography door victoria pendleton verkrijgbaar bij rakuten kobo. Having watched victoria pendleton at the beijing and london olympics and having watched the bbc documentary on her shortly before the 2012 games i was intrigued enough to pick up this book. Delilah adores the book, particularly the thoughtful prince oliver, and reads it over and over again.
My autobiography 1st edition by pendleton, victoria isbn. It offers a gripping insight into the tangled and often secret world of an olympic and world champion. I enjoyed the book a lot more because of victorias honesty. See more like this victoria pendleton between the lines 1st1st hbdj 2012 signed. Between the lines quotes showing 11 of 1 steve sports psychiatrist had already taught me to try and stop worrying so much about pleasing everyone. Written with donald mcrae, 2 time winner of the william hill award, between the lines is the olympic autobiography.
My autobiography by victoria pendleton available from rakuten kobo. Im probably sounding sexist when i appreciate that a female gold medal athlete can look like a normal, or actually very pretty, woman. This is a book that could only be published after she had left cycling and includes detailed accounts of events which lead her. Liams journalism experience covers everything from sport to health and fitness with companies such as mens health and hitc.
I have read a lot of autobiographies from the male cyclists and have to say aside form a couple of mentions i did not know a great deal about victoria pendleton vp. Victoria pendleton mbe admits herself that she is not your typical female athlete. Victoria pendleton is a mass of contradictions and this book captures her quiddity perfectly. And what i read was a brutally honest warts n all account of life behind the scenes of the sport with the fastest growing profile in britain. And when i say own i mean own she didnt just win them, she stamped her mark on. You just stick to the plan, keep your head down and be as disciplined as possible in every aspect, whether sleep, recovery or the intensity of your training. But when the book is a rushjob, hoping to coast on the afterglow of a specific event, then it works less well. Victoria louise pendleton, cbe born 24 september 1980 is a british jockey and former track cyclist who specialised in the sprint, team sprint and keirin disciplines.
In competition, everything is very well planned in advance and very well detailed. Between the lines documents the considerable lows as well as the wellknown highs and reveals why victoria almost turned her back on cycling before rediscovering her championship winning form in 2011, the day after suffering one of her most humiliating days on the track. Especially for someone like me, who tends to fall in love with fictional characters more often than not. Copypaste 5% the publisher of this book allows a portion of the content to be copied and pasted into external tools and documents. Unlike print books, digital books are subject to vat. Admired as much by the weekly glossies as she is the newspaper back pages, she transcends her sport. In 2005 she became first british female to win gold at the cycling world championships in 40 years. I enjoyed the book a lot more because of victoria s honesty. Written with the deft donald mcrae, it is presented as a semiautonomous autobiography. The book is called between the lines and features the charming, though sometimes cowardly, prince oliver on a quest to defeat the villain rapscullio and save the princess seraphima.
London 2012 cycling star victoria pendleton has launched her autobiography between the lines at a special event in harrods today september 26. Why she got divorced, when it happened and who it was with. The golden girl of british cycling opens up, for the first time, in. We knew that this was one of my most draining flaws and he again used three groups to clarify my thinking. My autobiography by victoria pendleton, 9780007479528, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Victoria pendleton is one of the best female cyclists of all time. Written with donald mcrae, 2time winner of the william hill award, between the lines is a gripping story of success against the odds. In addition, she is a former olympic, european, and commonwealth champion. Between the lines i first met victoria pendleton on a crisp autumnal day in october 2008. Between the lines is a fairy tale in two dimensions. However, writing about the ridiculous antics of the. Victoria pendleton is the author of between the lines 3. The golden girl of british cycling opens up, for the first time. The autobiography by victoria pendleton with donald mcrae.
Its called between the lines, and its about what happens when happily ever afterisnt. Between the lines was sammys idea, and frankly, shes got a better imagination than i ever did at her age. Victoria pendleton biography affair, divorce, nationality, net worth, height married biography who is victoria pendleton. Donald mcrae the golden girl of british cycling opens up for the first time, in searingly honest detail, about the doubts and trials she has had to overcome to stay at the top of her sport. The golden girl of british cycling opens up, for the first time, in searingly honest detail about what drives her to compete in a sport she no longer loves. Between the lines is a groundbreaking account of a decade at the peak of professional sport as told by victoria pendleton, the most compelling and fascinating character in british cycling. Admired as much by the weekly glossies as she is the newspaper. Strictly come dancing judges praise victoria pendletons perfect pairing metro. She had won an olympic gold medal two months earlier when, in beijing, pendleton produced a display of sprint cycling so imperious that her greatest rival, anna meares, had simply surrendered in the final.