Tea and Scotch with Bradman
$24.96
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2020
Summary
Discovering the man behind the legend
‘Conversations with Bradman were, like his batting, never dull and often unpredictable.’ – From the Introduction
In 1995, journalist and author Roland Perry wrote to Sir Donald Bradman requesting a face-to-face interview for a biography he was planning of the great cricketer. Surprisingly, the Don agreed. For Perry, those days spent speaking with Bradman at the former cricketer’s quiet home in suburban Adelaide were the be…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780733341212 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0733341217 |
| Author: | Roland Perry |
| Publisher: | ABC Books |
| Imprint: | ABC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 127mm x 197mm |
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Roland Perry
Roland Perry OAM is one of Australia’s most prolific and versatile authors. He has published 34 books: from biographies to books on politics, espionage, military history, royalty and sport, and including five novels. His sports books include biographies of Sir Donald Bradman, Steve Waugh, Keith Miller and Shane Warne.
His awards include the Fellowship of Australian Writers National Literary Award for non-fiction in 2004 for Monash: The Outsider Who Won a War, and Cricket Biography of the Year in 2006 from the UK Cricket Society for Miller’s Luck: The Life and Loves of Keith Miller, Australia’s Greatest All-rounder.
In 2011 Roland Perry was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia, for services to literature, and was made a Fellow of Monash University. In 2012 he became Monash University’s first Writer-in-Residence, lecturing PhD students on writing and Australian history.
In 2016 ABC Books published Celeste, the biography of the courtesan, countess and author Celeste de Chabrillan, and in 2018 ANZAC Sniper, the biography of Lieutenant General Sir Stanley Savige. Tea and Scotch with Bradman is his 34th book.
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