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Your Show
- Author
- Ashley Hickson-Lovence
- Narrator
- Louis J. Rhone
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Publish Date
- 7 April 2022
- Run Time
- 7 hours 19 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE
AS HEARD ON R4s FRONT ROW
'The football novel is back.'
The Times
Wonderful.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE
'A novel rich in both poetry and detail.' DAVID PEACE
'Memorable and moving . . .
Your Show is a remarkable book'
Observer
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The Uriah Rennie Show? Damn right it is.
From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game.
But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on.
Your Show is the thrilling story of one man's pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond.
'A gripping, thought-provoking and important read.'
Daily Mail
'
Incredibly moving . . . Whether a fan of football or not, readers will love this novel, and its ultimate message -- one of hope.
' NICK BRADLEY
'Fantastic.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
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Details
- Author
- Ashley Hickson-Lovence
- Narrator
- Louis J. Rhone
- Duration
- 7 hours 19 minutes
- Release Date
- 7 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9780571366828
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Genre
- Sports fiction, Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Synopsis
LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE AS HEARD ON R4s FRONT ROW 'The football novel is back.' The Times Wonderful.' IRENOSEN OKOJIE 'A novel rich in both poetry and detail.' DAVID PEACE 'Memorable and moving . . . Your Show is a remarkable book' Observer ____________ The Uriah Rennie Show? Damn right it is. From Jamaica to Sheffield to the recently formed Premier League, Uri rises through the ranks as a referee, making it to the highest level of our national game. But along the way he is confronted with tensions and prejudices, old and new, which emerge as his every move is watched, analysed and commented on. Your Show is the thrilling story of one man's pioneering efforts to make it, against the odds, to the very top of his profession and beyond. 'A gripping, thought-provoking and important read.' Daily Mail ' Incredibly moving . . . Whether a fan of football or not, readers will love this novel, and its ultimate message -- one of hope. ' NICK BRADLEY 'Fantastic.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS
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