The Cull by Mark Frankland  (7)

Red Zone by Mark Frankland  (3)  £6.99

Terrible Beauty by Mark Frankland  (3)  £8.98

› Explore similar items : Books (3)

From the Author
I first walked into Anfield in the Autumn of 1970. I was ten years old. I suppose it would be fair to say that it was love at first sight and the love affair is still going strong 30 years down the road. Some people say that football is something that you grow out of, a bit like tomato ketchup I suppose. Well it never worked that way with me. As a season ticket holder for the last 25 years I have seen the highs and the lows. I was on the Kop for the St Etienne game in '77 when the noise nearly blew the roof off. And then I was on the Leppings Lane terrace at Hillsborough in 89 when the sky fell in, but at end of a storm there's a golden sky... well, let's hope so.

I'm glad to report that both my boys, Dyonne and Courtney, seem to be well and truly bitten by the bug. To be honest they have had a pretty torrid time over recent years. Both have had to endure endless hours of crowing and gloating from the United fans in their class but I'm glad to report they have held firm and they are both staunch Liverpool fans. My dad took me, I take them, and so it goes on down the generations. Maybe when I am dead and buried and long gone some future relative will be able to read this and still share the love of the game.

I hope that my love of football as a whole and Liverpool in particular comes through in the pages. It's supposed to be a childen's book but it seems to appeal to all ages. Enjoy it.

From the Back Cover
Once in every generation a great new star emerges into the world of football... Out of the slums of Sao Paulo came Pele. Out of the bullet-scarred streets of Belfast came Georgie Best. Out of the shanty towns of Buenos Aires came Maradona.

When Liverpool's veteran captain, Tony Hobbes, suffers a crippling injury and receives a long ban for violent conduct, he decides to take his son to Africa. He expects to find lions and elephants amidst the Dark Continent's endless wild plains.Instead, far away in the East of Uganda under the shadow of the Mountains of the Moon, he finds a boy called Simon Matembo. He knows that the boy's talent is so huge that he could become the greatest of them all. He knows that this boy can take Liverpool back to the great days...

But first he has to find a way to take him back, and to do this he must overcome many huge challenges from the tribe, the club, and even the forces of nature.

See all Product Description

2 Reviews 5 star:  (1) 4 star:    (0) 3 star:    (0) 2 star:    (0) 1 star:  (1)           Average Customer Review (2 customer reviews)		Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: A Terrific Read!, 4 Jun 2000 By A Customer ... Although aimed at a younger teenage audiance the style of writing is excellent, ( although you don't need a dictionary to read it ), and extremely addictive. The story charters veteran Liverpool captain Tony Hobbes. He recieves a nine match ban after a violent on pitch assault on 'cocky' Manchester United player Brad Finnighan. Holidays are hard to come by for 'Hobby' so during his suspended period, in which he is also injured, he takes his young son Ben to Africa. In the search of wilderness side of Africa they travel to Uganda, where he finds a frighteningly good 17 year-old boy named Simon Matembo. Refusing to turn a blind eye to this talent Hobbes encourages the boy to travel back to England and play for Liverpool. The boy accepts and travels back to Merseyside after much persuasion. The story picks back up in England were Liverpool are coming to the end of a long cup run. I don't want to go into this too much as I'm sure this book will be attractive to Reds of all ages. This defiantly gets a thumbs up and a rating of 5/5 , shame it had to finish so soon.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   Zzzzzzzzzzz, 12 Jul 2007 By  Blissnodrinks "Blissnodrinks" (Dumfriesshire) - See all my reviews Complete and unmitigated drivel. Were it the last book on earth, I would shun it.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 2 customer reviews...		Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

• Children's Books > Fiction
• Sports, Hobbies & Games > Football > Clubs > Liverpool

Fiction
Adolescent children
Soccer (Association football)


i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

• Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images? (We'll ask you to sign in so we can get back to you)
• I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
• I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.