Phil hughes biography book
Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography
Drawing on almost 100 interviews and featuring scores of images from the Hughes family's personal collection, this is a stirring biography about the life of Phillip Hughes: son, brother, friend, farmer, cricketer, inspiration.
Phillip Hughes gave his life to cricket.
And cricket gave Phillip Hughes his life.
When Hughes scored twin centuries in his second Test - the youngest man in cricket's 135-year history to achieve the feat - the world hailed the arrival of a brilliant new star. Here was a batting prodigy from a tiny country town with a twinkle in his eye and a wizardry with the willow to fill the dreams of a generation. But those dreams were lost in November 2014 when Hughes was felled, playing the game he loved.
Told through the voices of those who knew him best, Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography is the incredible story of the boy from Macksville who became Australian Test cricketer 408. It charts the folkloric rise of the banana grower's son with the axe-handle batting technique, reliving his adventures on and off the field and celebrating his many triumphs and travails.
And it pays tribute to the fighting spirit and gift for friendship that made this unique young man a hero to millions.
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Malcolm Knox is the cricket writer and former literary editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, and the winner of two Walkley Awards. His novels, which have been published internationally and translated into five languages, include A Private Man, winner of the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel; The Life; and most recently The Wonder Lover. His many non-fiction titles includeThe Greatest: The Players, the Moments, the Matches 1993-2008;The Captains: The Story Behind Australia's Second Most Important Job; and Bradman's War, shortlisted in the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. Drawing on almost 100 interviews and featuring scores of images from the Hughes family's personal collection, this is a stirring biography about the life of Phillip Hughes: son, brother, friend, farmer, cricketer, inspiration.Phillip Hughes gave his life to cricket.And cricket gave Phillip Hughes his life.When Hughes scored twin centuries in his second Test - the youngest man in cricket's 135-year history to achieve the feat - the world hailed the arrival of a brilliant new star. Here was a batting prodigy from a tiny country town with a twinkle in his eye and a wizardry with the willow to fill the dreams of a generation. But those dreams were lost in November 2014 when Hughes was felled, playing the game he loved.Told through the voices of those who knew him best, Phillip Hughes:� The Official Biography is the incredible story of the boy from Macksville who became Australian Test cricketer 408. It charts the folkloric rise of the banana grower's son with the axe-handle batting technique, reliving his adventures on and off the field and celebrating his many triumphs and travails.And it pays tribute to the fighting spirit and gift for friendship that made this unique young man a hero to millions. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Peter Lalor is the senior cricket correspondent for The Australian and author o Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography - Hardcover
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Drawing on almost 100 interviews and featuring scores of images from the Hughes family's personal collection, this is a stirring biography about the life of Phillip Hughes: son, brother, friend, farmer, cricketer, inspiration.
Phillip Hughes gave his life to cricket.
And cricket gave Phillip Hughes his life.
When Hughes scored twin centuries in his second Test - the youngest man in cricket's 135-year history to achieve the feat - the world hailed the arrival of a brilliant new star. Here was a batting prodigy from a tiny country town with a twinkle in his eye and a wizardry with the willow to fill the dreams of a generation. But those dreams were lost in November 2014 when Hughes was felled, playing the game he loved.
Told through the voices of those who knew him best, Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography is the incredible story of the boy from Macksville who became Australian Test cricketer 408. It charts the folkloric rise of the banana grower's son with the axe-handle batting technique, reliving his adventures on and off the field and celebrating his many triumphs and travails.
And it pays tribute to the fighting spirit and gift for friendship that made this unique young man a hero to millions.
GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2015
November 11
PUBLISHER
Pan Macmillan Australia
SELLER
Macmillan Publishers Australia and Pan Macmillan Australia
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Phil Hughes spent his adult life travelling throughout Europe and the Mediterranean working as a contract technical writer and editor. Having strived for others for thirty-odd years, he decided to break away from his comfort zone and attempt a career doing what he loves best, writing fiction. After deciding on a future in fiction, Phil returned to Dublin, where he now lives with his partner and their border terriers, Ruby and Maisy. Phil chose Mediterranean Noir as a genre because he lived in the organized crime hotspot of Naples for many years. During that time, he met many people in many situations, who provided the material for his books. The events and the people represented that age-old paradox of pathos begetting humour, and so lent themselves well to a genre that comprises both tears and laughter. Many of the events that are related in Phil’s works were witnessed by him first hand. He has changed the timelines and the names of those involved to protect the innocent and the guilty alike.
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