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Searching for Hurricane Higgins
Hodder & Stoughton
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Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography, Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing himself off a cliff. No safety net. No plan. No fear. No shame. Francis interviews more than sixty witnesses to this extraordinary life and comes up with a remarkable series of adventures to surprise even Alex's staunchest fans. We hear from his ex-wife Lynn who tolerated him for ten years, helped him recover from a suicide attempt, watched him trash the house, but still has a fondness for the father ... Read more
Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins transcended sport in a way very few sportsmen ever have. In this definitive biography, Tony Francis describes how Alex threw himself into life like a man throwing himself off a cliff. No safety net. No plan. No fear. No shame. Francis interviews more than sixty witnesses to this extraordinary life and comes up with a remarkable series of adventures to surprise even Alex's staunchest fans. We hear from his ex-wife Lynn who tolerated him for ten years, helped him recover from a suicide attempt, watched him trash the house, but still has a fondness for the father ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444733853
SKU
KST0025286
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Ref
99-1
About Hodder & Stoughton
Tony Francis co-wrote Alex Higgins' autobiography Alex Through the Looking Glass. Francis has written for The Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph.
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