KICKING OFF IN NORTH KOREA

Tim Hartley (Y Lolfa)

For a book that literally has a football reference in the title, it’s about much more than just football. If anything, it’s a compilation of stories with teachings about travel, relationships and culture. Former journalist Tim Hartley said it himself, “It’s not a book about football”. In {Kicking off in North Korea}, Hartley bonds together two worlds. Through an array of tales with his family in curious corners of the globe, and with his passionate and familiarly British admiration for football. A great deal of his travelling is with his son, Chester, whose young mind, in many stories, translates wonderfully told chapters into a form that those who are less sports inclined can relate to. Hartley introduces us to thoughtful insights on foreign governments, which allow this book to expand the mind of anyone who picks up a copy.

Price: £9.99. Info: www.ylolfa.com

words KARA GURR