The Rocky Road

The Rocky Road

by EamonDunphy (Author)

Synopsis

The memoirs of Eamon Dunphy - the man the Guardian called 'the most entertaining, blindingly brilliant pundit of all time'.For more than thirty years, no commentator on Irish sport, politics and culture has been the object of so much love, hatred and fascination as Eamon Dunphy. Now, in The Rocky Road - one of the most hotly anticipated Irish autobiographies of recent times - Dunphy takes us behind the scenes of a passionate life - from childhood poverty in Dublin to the Football League to the forefront of journalism and debate in Ireland.'An absolute cracker ... provocative, endlessly entertaining, occasionally over the top but brimming with passion and heart. A memoir worthy of the life and times it describes.' Irish Times'Outstanding ... To paraphrase the great man himself, it's not a good book, it's a great book' Irish Independent'Absorbing and heartfelt' Sunday Business Post 'Excellent ... a exceptionally engaging read' Irish Mail on Sunday'A cut above the typical 4-4-2 sporting autobiography ... full of delicious anecdotes' Sunday Times'It's a testament to his succinctly brutalist skill as a writer that The Rocky Road remains fascinating even in its most wrong-headed moments' Sunday Business Post'Warm, passionate, angry and funny' Irish Daily Mail 'Doesn't pull any punches' Hot Press 'A compelling memoir' Irish Examiner

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Edition: 1st Edition
Publisher: Penguin Ireland
Published: 07 Oct 2013

ISBN 10: 1844883329
ISBN 13: 9781844883325

Media Reviews
An absolute cracker ... provocative, endlessly entertaining, occasionally over the top but brimming with passion and heart. A memoir worthy of the life and times it describes * Irish Times *
Outstanding ... To paraphrase the great man himself, it's not a good book, it's a great book * Irish Independent *
Absorbing and heartfelt * Sunday Business Post *
Excellent ... a exceptionally engaging read * Irish Mail on Sunday *
A cut above the typical 4-4-2 sporting autobiography ... full of delicious anecdotes * Sunday Times *
It's a testament to his succinctly brutalist skill as a writer that The Rocky Road remains fascinating even in its most wrong-headed moments * Sunday Business Post *
Warm, passionate, angry and funny * Irish Daily Mail *
Doesn't pull any punches * Hot Press *
The book of the year, not just in sport, but in any category * Irish Independent *
A compelling memoir * Irish Examiner *
Author Bio
Eamon Dunphy is the author of Only a Game?, A Strange Kind of Glory: Matt Busby and Manchester United, Unforgettable Fire: The Story of U2, and, as ghostwriter, the autobiography of Roy Keane. He lives in Dublin.