num_pages: 432
description: Paul McGrath is Ireland’s best loved sportsman and also its least understood. An iconic football presence during a professional career stretching over 14 years, he played for his country in the European Championship finals of 1988 and the World Cup finals of 1990 and 1994. But, behind the implied glamour of life in the employ of great English clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa, McGrath wrestled with a range of destructive emotions that made his success in the game little short of miraculous.It is not just a football story. It is an extraordinary human story that is certain to surprise with its candour.It may well be the most candid sports book ever written.
language: English
title: Back from the Brink: The Autobiography
titlecomplete: Back from the Brink: The Autobiography
genres: Ireland, Biography, Football, Mental Health, Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports, Autobiography, Irish Literature, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 1481
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award
category: Energise Sport Irish Sports Book of the Year
publisher: Arrow