{"product_id":"boy-on-the-shed-a-remarkable-sporting-memoir-with-a-foreword-by-alan-shearer-sports-book-awards-autobiography-of-the-year","title":"Boy on the Shed:A remarkable sporting memoir with a foreword by Alan Shearer: Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe Boy on the Shed is an autobiography of Paul Ferris, who was Newcastle United's youngest-ever first-teamer and was hailed as the new George Best. It is a story of love and fate, and is written with brutal candour, dark humour, and consummate style. 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