And the Sun Shines Now by Adrian Tempany

And the Sun Shines Now by Adrian Tempany

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What happens when you take the people's game away from the people? What happens to the game, and what happens to the people? This book is about why Hillsborough happened, and how the flawed response to the disaster created a 'whole new ball game' but destroyed a culture.

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And the Sun Shines Now by Adrian Tempany

WINNER OF THE NEW WRITER AWARD AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE, THE GORDON BURN PRIZE AND FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEAR And the Sun Shines Now is a book about why Hillsborough happened, and how the flawed response to the disaster created a 'whole new ball game' but destroyed a culture. The Taylor Report. All-seater stadia. Police lies. Political neglect. Murdoch. The oligarchs. And an FA plan to gentrify football. But what happens when you take the people's game away from the people? What happens to the game, and what happens to the people? Powerful, funny, soulful and brutal, Adrian Tempany's acclaimed book exposes the real cost of the modern game . . . and the forces that shaped it.
Adrian Tempany is a Liverpool supporter and a journalist who has written for the Observer and the Financial Times.
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ISBN 13 9780571295128
ISBN 10 0571295126
Title And the Sun Shines Now
Author Adrian Tempany
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber & Faber
Year published 2017-05-04
Number of pages 448
Prizes Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards New Writer of the Year 2017, Short-listed for Orwell Prize 2017
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.