{"product_id":"half-time-the-glorious-summer-of-1934","title":"Robert Winder: Half-Time [2015] hardback","description":"Set against the backdrop of depression-era politics, 1934 was an annus mirabilis for English sport. Within just a few days of each other, Hedley Verity, Henry Cotton and Fred Perry all triumphed in their field. To a sporting audience still groaning through the quagmire left by the Great Depression, greedy for inspiring distractions, these heroic efforts made for a heady spectacle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngland's Ashes Test victory at Lord's (later known as Verity's match) saw Australia seeking revenge after the Bodyline series of 1932-33, but Verity bowled England to a famous innings victory, taking 15 wickets - 14 in one day! That same day, Cotton set out on the first qualifying round of the British Open. He went on to set a new Open record with a game so sparkling the Daily Express called it \"the best round of golf ever played\". And within a fortnight, Perry had beaten Australia's Jack Crawford in the Wimbledon final. England had an extraordinary national hat-trick.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTogether, these three contests and these three singular life stories weave a vivid portrait of an England that has faded from view. Half-Time celebrates a time of intense and rapid social and cultural change, a time that was both the last hurrah of the ancien regime and the stirring of something new. And moving through it, famous actors on a grand stage, are three very English heroes.","brand":"Winder, Robert","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":53555819184467,"sku":"XV81472908926","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"New","offer_id":44546844066082,"sku":"9781472908926","price":9.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/winder-robert-robert-winder-half-time-2015-hardback-9781472908926-60409587990867.jpg?v=1776954867","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/half-time-the-glorious-summer-of-1934","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}