Book Review: Gripping Tale of a Genius Sustained by Debauchery and Drugs ; Once Upon a Time in Naples by John Ludden Parrs Wood Press 4sportsbooks.Co.Uk Price: Pounds 6.96 (Saving Pounds 2.99 On Published Price

Birmingham Post › September 17, 2005

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Oh no! Not another book about Diego Maradona, this time about the seven incident-packed years he spent at Naples, during which time he led them to the Serie A title?

Ho, hum, you might think, as I did before embarking on the first chapter, but I was soon engrossed. John Ludden has created that rarity among the sporting genre: a genuine page-turner which rates among the best sports books I've read all year.

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Book Review: Gripping Tale of a Genius Sustained by Debauchery and Drugs ; Once Upon a Time in Naples by John Ludden Parrs Wood Press 4sportsbooks.Co.Uk Price: Pounds 6.96 (Saving Pounds 2.99 On Published Price

The book maintains a cracking pace throughout, with Ludden frequently infusing his tale with religious imagery, a constant, if unsubtle, reminder of the diminutive ...

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