32 Programmes

320 pages. Ex-libraryThe hilarious and moving story of a man called Dave (a football fan) and his most precious possessions. When Dave Roberts relocates to the USA, his wife info rms him that they can only take what is 'absolutely essential'. Packing his coll ection of football programmes (1,134 of them -- football fans are sticklers for statistics), Dave is aghast to be informed that the programmes do not fall into that category. He must whittle down his treasured archive to only what will fit inside a Tupperware container the size of a Dan Brown hardback. 32 Programmes te lls the story of how Dave made the selection of his most important programmes, a nd how the process brought back a flood of nostalgia for simpler times. As the s ights, sounds and smells of those 1,134 football matches return, the choices Dav e makes reflect the twists and turns that life takes. Finally, with just hours t o go before the flight, the container is full to the brim. One more programme wi ll b Editorial Reviews About the Author DAVE ROBERTS has been one of those ann oying bike couriers, a security guard, a Civil Servant, a KFC chef who was fired for trying to steal a sample of the secret recipe, and a train driver -- all be fore reaching the age of twenty. After that, he settled for a career in advertis ing, which was eventually cut short by illness, but not before accidentally winn ing a Silver Lion at Cannes. He now writes books, which all seem to have a theme in common: obsession.…