The magnificent story of a writer's lifelong obsession with his city and its football club.
When 5-year-old Michael Chaplin landed in a strange city of ships in the late 1950s,he looked in vain for something that would anchor him to it,make him feel at home. Then,one Saturday afternoon,it came: the roar of a crowd,and a football team to support. Young Michael became an avid Newcastle United fan,and has remained one-if sometimes disenchanted-for over sixty years.
In this football memoir with a difference,the celebrated playwright and screenwriter tells the story of his six-decade love affair with the club,each chapter recreating an iconic Newcastle match: the players who graced the game,the managers in the dug-out,and the backdrop outside the stadium-both the changing face of Newcastle,and the ups and downs of Michael's own life and career.
This vivid,thoughtful and entertaining book is an absolute must-read for all Newcastle United supporters,and indeed-given that the club is often described as everyone's second favourite-for football fans everywhere...
Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers LtdISBN: 9781805260394Dimensions: 198 x 129 mm
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'Newcastle United Stole My Heart is a testimony to the power of modern sport and how it reaches way beyond the playing fields....Beautifully written.'
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