Danielle Brittain has walked this journey over and over again – her two sons won Olympic gold for South Africa in rowing, all four of her sons have rowed at top levels, and she is currently the team doctor for the SA rowing team. Danielle has faced her own battles with cancer and then watched as her son battled Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during his Olympic training and overcame it and went on to win gold after his recovery in this high-performance sport.
The Olympic wins for the South African teams at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics were iconic moments for South Africa and Brittain’s descriptions of what the wins meant for the individuals in the teams, their families, the coaching staff and ordinary South Africans demonstrates the power of sport to unite the country.
A rowing story, a family story, a cancer survival story, a South African story – and the story of a mother watching it all unfold.
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Danielle Brittain has walked this journey over and over again – her two sons won Olympic gold for South Africa in rowing, all four of her sons have rowed at top levels, and she is currently the team doctor for the SA rowing team. Danielle has faced her own battles with cancer and then watched as her son battled Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during his Olympic training and overcame it and went on to win gold after his recovery in this high-performance sport.
The Olympic wins for the South African teams at the 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics were iconic moments for South Africa and Brittain’s descriptions of what the wins meant for the individuals in the teams, their families, the coaching staff and ordinary South Africans demonstrates the power of sport to unite the country.
A rowing story, a family story, a cancer survival story, a South African story – and the story of a mother watching it all unfold.
Imprint | Bookstorm |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Release date | July 2021 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 5 - 10 working days |
Authors | Danielle Brittain |
Dimensions | 234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 360 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-928257-90-5 |
Barcode | 9781928257905 |
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LSN | 1-928257-90-9 |