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Book Synopsis'Wonderfully entertaining' Mail on Sunday; Profoundly important' Guardian Graeme Fowler - former England cricketer, happy-go-lucky joker and inspirational coach - was 47 when
depression struck. Suddenly one of the most active men you'd ever meet couldn't even get up off the sofa to make a cup of tea. In
Absolutely Foxed, a cricket memoir like no other, Fowler takes the reader on a vivid ride, with riotous stories of life on England tours,
partying with Ian Botham and Elton John, combined with a moving account of his battle with mental-health issues, Seen by many as a maverick, happy-go-lucky figure, Fowler became a hugely
influential coach, and is one of the most original thinkers about the game. He's battled and won against the best spinners in India, and the fastest bowlers from the West Indies - he's even found himself at the centre of a tabloid storm.
Fowler looks back over hi
Trade Review'This is no normal sporting autobiography... Frenetic, challenging and
wonderfully entertaining' -- Michael Simkins * Mail on Sunday *
'An excellent read but more importantly a profoundly important
thought-provoking one that deserves to be read beyond the cricket world' -- Mike Selvey * Guardian *
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Absolutely Foxed tackles the subject of Fowler's depression unflinchingly...
Trenchant and poignant, Fowler's memoir is also very funny' -- Alan Gardner * Cricinfo *
'Fowler's uproarious new book
Absolutely Foxed tells the
eventful and colourful tale of one of the most singular, funny and fascinating men in English cricket' -- Paul Newman * Daily Mail *
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Inspirational read, some great thoughts on the game and an insight into a top, top man' -- Matt Maynard
'This will be the
cricket book of the year. A book that takes you to the boundaries of emotions at times, it is brilliantly written and totally engages the reader... This book will make you laugh, it will make you cry' -- Dan Whiting * The Middle Stump *
'A very
honest, thought-provoking autobiography. It's a
must-read' David Lloyd,
Daily Mail -- David Lloyd * Daily Mail *
'Brilliant on cricket...
excellent on the clinical depression' * Mail on Sunday *
‘A moving,
candid account. Fowler…has always been an independent, lateral thinker about the game. He still is.’ -- Vic Marks * Observer *
‘Graeme Fowler
writes with an engaging honesty about his battle with depression’ -- Suresh Menon * The Hindu *
