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Cricket Kings: A Novel

Cricket Kings: A Novel

by WilliamMcInnes (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $3.24
Synopsis

Meet the bus driver with no sense of direction; the bride on the morning of her wedding who looks out onto the oval that she has seen from her bedroom window every day of her life and now thinks about marriage and her own home; meet Chris who brings the team together and wears foot-crunching shoes just to please his wife and mother. Meet the cricketer who only plays each weekend because he loves hearing the piano music that wafts out from a nearby hall.

Through William's ability to spin a yarn, the players, their families and the people who stop to watch the game all come to life. With these characters William will make us laugh and cry. And never again will we think that someone is just a regular bloke - everyone can be a king or a queen in their own suburb.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Publisher: Hachette Australia
Published: 01 Aug 2007
ISBN 10: 0733621937
ISBN 13: 9780733621932
Book Overview: Step into the lives of a team of regular middle-aged men who meet each week to play cricket in their local park. They don't seem to be extraordinary - they are just like the rest of us - but like everyone, they each have a story to tell

Media Reviews
A big-hearted novel with character, leaving the reader with the urge to stand up and cheer * - Sunday Telegraph 'A tender book, imbued with sentiment rather than sentimentality' *
- Sunday Age 'A unique piece of work that brings alive a suburb and a game that are both part of the national psyche * - Sunday Morning Herald 'Marvellous reading' *
- Woman's Day 'A book about a lot more than cricket...And even though you laugh out loud, you recognise something real * - Age 'An affectionate, gentle and touching tribute to cricket and blokes who play it for love, not money' *
Adelaide Advertiser
Author Bio
William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular stage and screen actors. His leading roles in Sea Change and Blue Heelers have made him a household name. He has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, and has won a Variety Club Drama Award and two Logie awards for Most Outstanding Actor.