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Night Games: A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport
Anna Krien
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Description for Night Games: A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport
Paperback. .
*Winner of the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2014*
‘The Pies beat the Saints and the city of Melbourne was still cloaked in black and white crepe paper when the rumour of a pack rape by celebrating footballers began to surface. By morning, the head of the sexual crimes squad confirmed to journalists that they were preparing to question two players ... And so, as police were confiscating bed sheets from a townhouse in South Melbourne, the trial by media began.’
What does a young footballer do to cut loose? At night, some play what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
208g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780224100038
SKU
V9780224100038
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Anna Krien
Born in Australia in 1979, Anna Krien is an investigative reporter and prizewinning author of Into the Woods and Night Games, She is only the second woman to have won the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award, which she won for Night Games, which also won the British Sports Book Awards New Writer of the Year Award ... Read more
Reviews for Night Games: A Journey to the Dark Side of Sport
This is powerful, important writing, and Krien shows her workings throughout
Tim Lewis
Observer
Haunting ... arresting... devastating. A challenging, necessary assault on misogynistic "jock culture". Its arrival in Britain could hardly be more appositely timed in light of the Ched Evans case
The Times
Jaw-dropping ... illuminating. Krien shines a light inside the locker ... Read more
Tim Lewis
Observer
Haunting ... arresting... devastating. A challenging, necessary assault on misogynistic "jock culture". Its arrival in Britain could hardly be more appositely timed in light of the Ched Evans case
The Times
Jaw-dropping ... illuminating. Krien shines a light inside the locker ... Read more