{"product_id":"9781472271969-me-family-and-the-making-of-a-footballer","title":"Me, Family and the Making of a Footballer","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe warmest, most charming memoir of the year\u003cbr\u003eA richly-evoked and nostalgic memoir of childhood and adolescence from the Liverpool legend and son of Harry Redknapp. Features a family steeped in football and explores the father-son relationship between Harry and young Jamie with enormous warmth and charm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a wonderful book . a great read' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a fascinating book . I really enjoyed it' Piers Morgan, \u003ci\u003eGood Morning Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'a heart-warming, funny and insightful read. Perfect for a rainy day by the fire.' \u003ci\u003eFourFourTwo\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Biggest Books of Autumn 2020'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful book about football, family, friendship and finding out who you really are.' JACK WHITEHALL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best books I've ever read about what it takes to become a pro.' FRANK LAMPARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the Redknapp clan, football is a family concern; it's the family business. \u003ci\u003eMe, Family and the Making of a Footballer\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply moving, heartfelt and beautifully personal account of growing up as the second son of Harry Redknapp, and also an enchanting love letter to football.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I'm Jamie Redknapp. Chances are my surname rings a bell. I want to introduce you to a colourful cast of characters from my formative years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrowing up, Dad and grandad 'Pop' told us tall stories from London's East End, but there was no artistic licence needed when I was actually kicking a ball about with legends like George Best, Bobby Moore, and Geoff Hurst. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is the story of my childhood and adolescence. Like many others, I guess it's a pretty typical mix of caravans and lollies, sweaty T-shirts and paper rounds, cheese sandwiches and Glacier Mints, \u003ci\u003eThe A Team\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eE.T.\u003c\/i\u003e and Chinese takeaways.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut this is also the story of a journey through an extraordinary childhood obsession with football. One minute it was all about \u003ci\u003eShoot!\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, endless keepy-ups and countless impromptu kickabouts. The next, I'm playing for Bournemouth Reserves against terrifying, fully-grown men. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen I got my move to Kenny Dalglish's Liverpool. I might've been living off gristly sausages and Smash potato in my dingy digs up on Merseyside, but I was living the dream. I was desperately hoping it was the start of something special. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting \u003ci\u003eMe, Family and the Making of a Footballer \u003c\/i\u003ehas helped me discover so much about myself. This book is my way of explaining who and what have made me . well, \u003ci\u003eme\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450769879414,"sku":"9781472271969","price":6.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28465557.jpg?v=1760453944","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472271969-me-family-and-the-making-of-a-footballer","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}