Coming Back To Me by Marcus Trescothick
A true-life sporting memoir of one of the best batsman in the game who stunned the cricket world when he prematurely ended his own England career. Trescothick's brave and soul-baring account of his mental frailties opens the way to a better understanding of the unique pressures experienced by modern-day professional sportsmen.`I don't think cricket's ready for that yetYou need someone to break through, and call it depression or anxiety...and say, look, we're not supermen, we're fallible. If he has this in his life, then others must have it, and they're hiding it' Peter Roebuck, Independent
`We wish him well. This is far more important than a cricket contest' a sympathetic Sydney Morning Herald [on his abandoning the 2006/07 Ashes tour down under]
'Gripping throughout' , 'A frank, open-hearted account of a still-taboo subject.' Five star review in Spin Magazine
`...the account of his illness is far more captivating than any of the cricketing triumphs.' The Observer
`Compelling and entertaining' The Observer
'In this brave memoir, he tells the truth behind the headlines' Daily Mail
'Trescothick's raw honesty is moving' The Sunday Telegraph
`grim but compelling reading' Independent on Sunday
`the book will enthral cricket fans' Daily Telegraph
'sad but utterly compelling' Observer
`an honest and humbling read' Glasgow Herald
`a riveting first person account of Trescothick's unravelling to the point where he ended his international career at the age of 32' East Anglian Daily Times
'a very moving and honest read' North East Times
Marcus Trescothick was born in Keynsham, Somerset in 1975. A left-handed opening batsman, he made his first-class debut for Somerset in 1993, his Test debut for England, against the West Indies, in August 2000, and has since represented his country in 123 one-day internationals and 76 Test matches, culminating in a historic 2005 Ashes victory against Australia that was rewarded by an MBE. He announced his retirement from international cricket in spring 2008. Nicknamed `Tresco' and `Banger' (after his favourite meal of bangers and mash) he is married to Hayley and has two young children.
Peter Hayter is cricket correspondent on the Mail on Sunday and has ghosted the bestselling memoirs of Ian Botham and Phil Tufnell.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780007307227 |
| ISBN 10 | 0007307225 |
| Title | Coming Back To Me |
| Author | Marcus Trescothick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Prizes | Winner of William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008, Short-listed for Galaxy British Book Awards: Tesco Biography of the Year 2009, Short-listed for British Sports Book Awards: Autobiography 2009 |
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