The Magic in the Tin by Paul Ferris

Unmissable: please read this extraordinary book.'- Daily Mail
'Genius. . . A difficult, deeply personal story beautifully told.' - The
Athletic
'All men should read this book - important and brilliantly written.' - Alan
Shearer
'A fantastic reada€¦ educational and thought-provoking.- ITV News
'A triumph. . . A worth follow-up to The Boy on the Shed.'- Jeff Stelling
Former Newcastle United winger Paul Ferris was 51. He had successfully
forged a post-football career as a physio, barrister and then a CEO, and his
award-winning memoir, The Boy on the Shed, was just about to be published.
But then he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. This honest, sometimes
brutal and frequently funny book tells the story of what happened next.
Prostate cancer . It's a phrase that strikes fear into the heart of every man. It's
the most common male cancer, but treatable if it's caught early enough. Paul
doesn't shy away from describing that treatment. And neither does he hold
back on its life-changing consequences - from harrowing surgery, humiliating
procedures and (...)

Born in Lisburn during the Troubles,Paul Ferris was a teenage footballing
prodigy, becoming Newcastle United's youngest-ever player in 1982, only for
injury to ensure his promise went unfulfilled. He later returned to the club as a
physiotherapist before earning a Master's degree and qualifying as a barrister.
But the lure of football was always strong and he went back for a third spell at
Newcastle, as Head of the Medical Department, again working closely with a
host of big-name players and managers. Paul's first book, The Boy on the
Shed, became a bestseller and won multiple awards including the Sunday
Times Sports Book of the Year.

Bloomsbury
On Sale: Sep 5/23
5.08 x 7.79 • 240 pages
9781399400091 • $24.00 • pb
Biography / Personal Memoirs