Get Her Off the Pitch!: How Sport Took Over My Life: Abridged edition

By Lynne Truss, Read by Lynne Truss

From the bestselling author of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, a hilarious new book from Lynne Truss about her strange journey through the world of sport and sports journalism.

During her time at the newspaper she faced disdain from fellow sports writers; undertook last-minute, pre-fight research into ‘The Rumble in the Jungle’ (Muhammad Ali won, surprisingly); tried unsuccessfully to interpret bizarre commentary and memorize results statistics; wept at football matches and discovered a lasting love for golf. She was even nominated for Sports Writer of the Year.

Get Her Off the Pitch! is the hilarious, perceptive and at times moving account of those four strange years. It is perfect for those for whom sport is a matter of life and death, for those who have no idea what all the fuss is about – and for everyone in between.

Format: CD-Audio
Release Date: 01 Oct 2009
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-730617-6
Detailed Edition: Abridged edition
Lynne Truss is one of Britain's best-loved comic writers and is the author of the worldwide bestsellers Eats, Shoots & Leaves and Talk to the Hand. She reviews for the Sunday Times and writes regularly for radio.

Praise for ‘Eats, Shoots and Leaves’: -

‘If Lynne Truss were Roman Catholic I'd nominate her for sainthood' Frank McCourt -

'This book will stimulate and satisfy. It's worth its weight in gold.' Independent -

'Lynne Truss deserves to be piled high with honours' Sunday Times -