The Footballer Who Could Fly by Duncan Hamilton
Inspired by his father's devotion to Newcastle United and the heroes of yesteryear, such as Jackie Milburn, Bobby Charlton and Duncan Edwards, the author recreates a distant, bygone age and charts the progress of post-war British football to the present day. This title explores the bond between father and son through the Beautiful Game.
[Duncan Hamilton’s] spellbindingly evocative The Footballer Who Could Fly..is an unforgettable homage not only to his father but to his flat-capped generation of ye grand olde days of thud and mud and Saturday's teatime urban gloaming. Hamilton dead-heats as the misty-eyed book of 2012. * The Observer *
Another winner. * The Sunday Times *
Pitch Perfect...marvellous and affecting...Hamilton is a first rate pen-portraitionist... -- Wynn Wheldon * The Spectator *
Hamilton brings football home...As a memoir, it is heart-crackingly nostalgic. As a record of historic moments in British football, it is eye-wateringly evocative. * Blackpool Gazette *
Hamilton takes us on a hugely enjoyable nostalgia trip...a moving depiction of how football can bind together a family. * Sunday Express *
Another winner. * The Sunday Times *
Pitch Perfect...marvellous and affecting...Hamilton is a first rate pen-portraitionist... -- Wynn Wheldon * The Spectator *
Hamilton brings football home...As a memoir, it is heart-crackingly nostalgic. As a record of historic moments in British football, it is eye-wateringly evocative. * Blackpool Gazette *
Hamilton takes us on a hugely enjoyable nostalgia trip...a moving depiction of how football can bind together a family. * Sunday Express *
Duncan Hamilton is the author of Provided You Don't Kiss Me: 20 Years with Brian Clough which won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year for 2007. In 2009, he was awarded the William Hill again, for Harold Larwood, as well as winning the prestigious Wisden Book of the Year for 2009 and Biography of the Year at the 2010 British Sports Book Awards. He lives in the Yorkshire Dales.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781846059803 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846059801 |
| Title | The Footballer Who Could Fly |
| Author | Duncan Hamilton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Year published | 2012-08-30 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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