Once I was able to see past the poor writing and the lack of any structure, my gossipy self revelled in Sir Alex's tales. Though I didn't get a single joke of his, there were some funny parts throughout, and I learned that most footballers are very intelligent chaps and that Gerrard is not that good...
bookshelves: radio-4x, published-2010, britain-england, jarrow, play-dramatisation, period-piece, winter-20122013, young-adult Recommended for: BBC radio listeners Read from December 21 to 22, 2012 Blurb about the author: Alex Ferguson is an experienced writer successful in radio, television and...
What a sweet book! I know that may not make you want to read it, but that was my first reaction as I finished it. It's about a family living in Northeast England between the World Wars- times are rough and family means everything. Young Lecky (short for Alexander) lives with his no-nonsense mum and ...
Blurb about the author: Alex Ferguson is an experienced writer successful in radio, television and radio. His Radio Four series My Uncle Freddie ran for six seasons and in 1997 won the Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award for Comedy & Light Entertainment. Alex is the founding writer of Corin & Vane...