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Like all good books about sport, it is about more than that; it is about life, love and loss, too. --Mike Atherton, The Times
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This is as complete a portrayal of a life spent in cricket as has been written in recent years, told by a man with considerable talent as an author. Thoroughly recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
John Barclay is a man who obviously has been troubled at different times in his life.
It would have been easier i'm sure for him to just concentrate on his cricket successes rather than offer this charming, open and thoughtful review of his life in a number of short pieces each beautifully placed.
Having meet John Barclay on occasion I feel his personality comes out clearly in this book, and this is a must read for anyone who wants a slightly different perspective of the game.
It would have been easier i'm sure for him to just concentrate on his cricket successes rather than offer this charming, open and thoughtful review of his life in a number of short pieces each beautifully placed.
Having meet John Barclay on occasion I feel his personality comes out clearly in this book, and this is a must read for anyone who wants a slightly different perspective of the game.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The first thing that becomes clear about this book is that it is not a typical, ghost-written sports star's "autobiography". This is partly because it is not a formal autobiography but mainly because John Barclay has clearly written this book himself and, as a result, his character shines through and I think that this is what makes the book such a delight.
It is not really an autobiography, more a collection of incidents, vignettes, musings and observations. Nevertheless, there is a narrative of sorts, with the pieces arranged chronologically from childhood to the present day. There are also recurring themes of a love of (indeed, need for) peace and solitude, a fear of failure, the spectre of depression and the importance of love, cricket, fishing and faith. And although its author was a cricketer and cricket administrator and the book will, primarily, be of interest to cricket lovers, it is not a cricket book, just as James Herriott's books were not veterinary books and Gervase Phinn's books are not school inspecting books.
Despite each chapter being a stand-alone piece, and much of the subject-matter being the stuff of everyday life, the book remains compelling. It provides us with an insight into some of the more notable and controversial cricket tours of the relatively recent past whilst reminding us that sportspeople are human beings like the rest of us with all our hopes, fears and foibles. It is a true joy to read and well recommended to any cricket lover.
It is not really an autobiography, more a collection of incidents, vignettes, musings and observations. Nevertheless, there is a narrative of sorts, with the pieces arranged chronologically from childhood to the present day. There are also recurring themes of a love of (indeed, need for) peace and solitude, a fear of failure, the spectre of depression and the importance of love, cricket, fishing and faith. And although its author was a cricketer and cricket administrator and the book will, primarily, be of interest to cricket lovers, it is not a cricket book, just as James Herriott's books were not veterinary books and Gervase Phinn's books are not school inspecting books.
Despite each chapter being a stand-alone piece, and much of the subject-matter being the stuff of everyday life, the book remains compelling. It provides us with an insight into some of the more notable and controversial cricket tours of the relatively recent past whilst reminding us that sportspeople are human beings like the rest of us with all our hopes, fears and foibles. It is a true joy to read and well recommended to any cricket lover.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is cricket from the inside; sensitive, frank & beautifully written by a man brave enough to tell us about the world of the professional cricketer in a way that is very different from the average predictable autobiography. Read, enjoy, learn, but, most of all, understand.
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Beautifully written, moving
Beautifully written. In parts moving. I thought this was in many ways the perfect cricket book.
Published on 28 July 2009 by John J
Beautifully constructed gentle masterpiece.
Following up on the success of The Appeal Of The Championship, (Fairfield 2005), John Barclay has provided another charming, witty, charismatic and jovial read. Read more
Published on 12 Nov 2008 by T. Barclay
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