Description
WINNER OF THE NEW WRITER AWARD AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS
SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE, THE GORDON BURN PRIZE AND FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE CROSS SPORTS BOOK AWARDS
FEATURED IN THE OBSERVER'S SPORTS WRITERS' BOOKS OF THE YEAR
And the Sun Shines Now is a book about why Hillsborough happened, and how the flawed response to the disaster created a 'whole new ball game' but destroyed a culture. The Taylor Report. All-seater stadia. Police lies. Political neglect. Murdoch. The oligarchs. And an FA plan to gentrify football. But what happens when you take the people's game away from the people? What happens to the game, and what happens to the people? Powerful, funny, soulful and brutal, Adrian Tempany's acclaimed book exposes the real cost of the modern game . . . and the forces that shaped it.
The story of how modern football has changed from being the people's game to an elite multi-million pound business, and of what it has lost in the process.
About the Author
Adrian Tempany is a Liverpool supporter and a journalist who has written for the Observer and the Financial Times.
Awards
Winner of Cross Sports Book Awards New Writer of the Year 2017. Short-listed for Orwell Prize 2017.
Book Information
ISBN 9780571295128
Author Adrian Tempany
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publisher Faber & Faber
Weight(grams) 354g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 27mm
