Manchester United Ruined My Life
- ISBN-10
- 0755363884
- ISBN-13
- 9780755363889
- Category
- Soccer fans
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-05
- Publisher
- Headline
- Author
- Colin Shindler
Description
Colin Shindler was dealt a cruel hand by Fate when he became a passionate Manchester City supporter. In this brilliant sporting autobiography he recalls the great characters of his youth, like his eccentric Uncle Laurence, as well as his professional heroes. Threaded through these sporting events is the author's own story, which touches on a universal nerve, growing up in a Jewish family, his childhodd destroyed by the sudden death of his mother and his slow emotional recovery through his love for Manchester City. It is a tale that reveals what it is like to be on the outside looking in, with his nose pressed up against the sweet shop window watching the United supporters take all the wine gums.
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