4.5
informative inspiring medium-paced

This was a fascinating account of the career of someone I had only heard of through O'Hooley and Tidow's song "Beryl". Beryl Burton was a tremendous athlete at a time when women really weren't supposed to excel as she did, and certainly weren't supposed to beat the men as she often did. She comes across as a great character - talented, determined, extremely hard-working, and not always easy to get on with.