Eamonn Sweeney: The Last Ditch, Kartoniert / Broschiert
The Last Ditch
- GAA, the Fear, and One Man's Long Road to Croker
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- Verlag:
- Hachette Books Ireland, 05/2026
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781399734714
- Artikelnummer:
- 12622605
- Umfang:
- 336 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 237 g
- Maße:
- 196 x 126 mm
- Stärke:
- 28 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 28.5.2026
- Hinweis
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Klappentext
"Sweeney's prose is on fire. A blistering book that readers will relish enormously." MICHAEL HARDING
"A cracking read ... a championship season as redemption song." MICHAEL CLIFFORD
"All the tension of a tight knockout encounter ... one of the books of the year." MIKE McCORMACK
In the summer of 2024, sports columnist Eamonn Sweeney set out to follow the All-Ireland championships around the country, retracing footsteps he'd first laid down in his 2004 bestsellerThe Road to Croker . But there was one big problem. For many years, he had struggled with a crippling travel phobia that left him largely confined to his hometown in West Cork. To fulfil his publishing contract, he had to face his deepest fears.
The Last Ditch is a story about mental health, hidden shame and a life-changing moment in a remote train station. It's about a hurling championship which may have been the greatest ever played and a football championship which definitely was not. It's about unlikely triumphs, remarkable renaissances, shocks, cliff-hangers and heartbreaks on the pitch.
Off the field, it is the story of one man's embrace of a changing Ireland as he takes back his life. Both an unforgettable sports odyssey and a revelatory personal account, The Last Ditch is a celebration of resilience, the healing power of connection and the unifying spirit of the GAA.
