The Boys in the Boat

I've had a copy of this book sitting on my shelf for several years. Who would want to read about rowers? I thought.

Now that I have listened to this audiobook, I have a different answer to that question. Me. And everyone else.

The Boys in the Boat is the story of nine young men, all from impoverished backgrounds in the American West during the Great Depression, who, despite everything placed in their path to thwart them from their goal, manage to win the gold at the 1936 Olympics.

I'm not a sports person, but I loved this book.