The Far Corner
A Mazy Dribble Through North-East Football
$27.89
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
2 August 1997
Summary
A book in which Wilf Mannion rubs shoulders with The Sunderland Skinhead: recollections of Len Shakleton blight the lives of village shoppers: and the appointment of Kevin Keegan as manager of Newcastle is celebrated by a man in a leather stetson, crooning ‘For The Good Times’ to the accompaniment of a midi organ, THE FAR CORNER is a tale of heroism and human frailty, passion and the perils of eating an egg mayonnaise stottie without staining your trousers.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349108377 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349108374 |
| Author: | Harry Pearson |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 2 August 1997 |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 165mm x 19mm |
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Critics Review
Savagely funny and frequently moving…some of the humour is as full-blooded as a tackle by Bryan Robson… at times the author wanders off at a tangent, like Chris Waddle on a bad day, then that is the capricious nature of football. - DAILY TELEGRAPH
Forget Nick Horby’s FEVER PITCH, this is the football book of the new age, a mix of heroism, humour and Norman Hunter, but mainly humour. - SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARBritain’s best ever football book. - NORTHERN ECHOAcidly funny, there is lots of relevant social comment. One of the best of the new genre. - IRISH TIMESAbout The Author
Harry Pearson
Harry Pearson is a journalist and writer who contributes regularly to the GUARDIAN, WHEN SATURDAY COMES and a number of men’s magazines. His second book, RACING PIGS AND GIANT MARROWS, was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook/DAILY TELEGRAPH Travel Book of the Year.
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