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Length13h 41m
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Do you marvel at people who seemingly have it all only to drop everything for life in a remote village? Have you wondered about leaving your roots for migration to the unknown?
'Fit only for climbing coconut trees.' The mockery invented by Philip's father because he was badminton-mad and useless (said father) at all else, lingered with him through school in Malaysia. It travelled with him on an Aeroflot to England in 1970, aged 18, functioning on adrenaline. It stuck through his navigation of parochial middle England – washing backsides in a mental hospital, law practice, sports, and professional and personal relationships.
Toughened by an Indian father and a Chinese coach, lifted by a messiah-like Englishman and grounded by a Labrador soulmate,
Racket Boy – Where's My Country
, explores Philip's life over six decades. From being ordered by the British government to leave England, accosted in Bombay, mugged in Barcelona to horse-trading with a petro giant in Ecuador and thrilling in a World Cup in military-ruled Argentina, to list just a few. Philip is now a spectator in the hills of Tuscany, more than just fit to be climbing coconut trees!
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.3 (105)
Includes Goodreads
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length13 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byMartin Carroll
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateOct 28, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Opening Credits
2Foreword
3Acknowledgements
4Chapter 1: Freedom
5Chapter 2: Divergence
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6Chapter 3: Education Nearly Complete
7Chapter 4: Out of Reach
8Chapter 5: Still I Rise
9Chapter 6: Rumble in the Jungle
10Chapter 7: Rule the Waves
11Chapter 8: 'You Can Say That Again'
12Chapter 9: The Veil Drops
13Chapter 10: Meritocracy
14Chapter 11: Freedom Come, Freedom Go!
15Chapter 12: Cui Bono
16Chapter 13: Built on Dreams
17Chapter 14: The Open Road
18Chapter 15: Truth is a Tricky Business
19Chapter 16: The Ballad of East and West
20Chapter 17: Am I Not a Man and a Brother?
21Chapter 18: Somehow, I Reached the Shore
22Chapter 19: The Great Hedge
23Chapter 20: The Trials of Philip George
24Chapter 21: A Little Respect
25Chapter 22: Full Circle
26Chapter 23: Seat of Justice
27Chapter 24: Home
28Epilogue: Tranquillo
29Closing Credits
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