Ashes To Ashes
35 Years of Humiliation (And About 20 Minutes of Ecstasy) Watching England v Australia
$39.08
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2010
Summary
The Ashes may be the longest and fiercest sporting soap opera the world has known. The anticipation is always intense, expectations are high and, for England fans, disappointment is almost inevitable, as we usually lose. But it’s a drug we can never kick. How have we got into this state? Can we ever break free?
Marcus Berkmann knows he can’t and has stopped even trying. ASHES TO ASHES is the first emotional history of the contest, shamelessly eschewing balance and objectivity to give …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349122175 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349122172 |
| Author: | Marcus Berkmann |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 134mm x 200mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
** Very perceptive, and very funny LITERARY REVIEW
** The book oozes a laddish solidarity… Berkmann s wit lays bare the painful vicissitudes of hoping for English success INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY** Did Berkmann waste his time watching all those Ashes games? This lovely book is proof he did not DAILY MAIL** By far the best gentle, bleakly comic take on the series OBSERVER** ‘ Both informative and terrifically funny, Berkmann has written what may be the cricket book of the summer WBQAbout The Author
Marcus Berkmann
Marcus Berkmann writes for the DAILY MAIL and a monthly pop music column for the SPECTATOR, and has written columns on sport for the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY and PUNCH.
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