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Powerful ... electrifying ... compelling … challenges deep-seated class assumptions about gambling ... [which is] still regarded as a problem for poor people, for losers. You only have to read Foster’s unflinching account of entitlement, self-hatred and degradation to know that is the biggest lie of all.
Powerful ... electrifying ... compelling … challenges deep-seated class assumptions about gambling ... [which is] still regarded as a problem for poor people, for losers. You only have to read Foster’s unflinching account of entitlement, self-hatred and degradation to know that is the biggest lie of all.
[A] mesmerising, superbly written story of despair, decline and redemption ... Searingly honest ... compelling ... should be in the hands of anyone who has eyed a bet
I don't think any book has gripped me like Might Bite.
Gripping and harrowing ... enough to make any gambling enthusiast think carefully.
Reading of Foster's descent is itself compulsive
An extraordinary story … vital stuff
An in-depth testimony ... show[s] how anybody can fall prey to gambling addiction.
A powerful story that I know only too well – a no-holds barred journey through gambling addiction and into the hope of recovery.
A well-written, ruthlessly honest account of gambling addiction
As a society, we are only just getting to grips with gambling addiction. Patrick Foster is a trailblazer. His work will help many.
A shocking insight into life with gambling addiction and proof that these issues really don't discriminate.
Foster’s compelling account of a once charmed life careering on a downward spiral proves [gambling addiction] can affect anyone.
A must read journey through gambling addiction and out the other side – ultimately uplifting.
This story will stop you in your tracks.
Might Bite is beautifully written
A powerful read and a hell of a story
A remarkable piece of work
You should all read Might Bite...a brutally candid, must-read memoir co-written with Will Macpherson, the Evening Standard cricket correspondent that ought to transcend the world of elite sport.
A brilliant memoir which exposes the scale of this addiction
Astonishing…Might Bite is a harrowing tale of the final moments of a gambler’s descent to near destruction, but it’s a tale that demands to be told.
A must – electrifying confessions of a high-achieving public schoolboy who destroyed himself with a secret betting addiction
Patrick Foster is a former professional cricketer, insurance broker and school teacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction. He now devotes his life to preventing others following the same path through his work. Patrick is the Founder and Director of GAM-Ed (Gambling, Addiction and Mental Health Education). Will Macpherson is a sports journalist. He is the Daily Telegraph's cricket news correspondent. Before joining the Telegraph, he worked for the Evening Standard, the Guardian and the Times.
Powerful ... electrifying ... compelling … challenges deep-seated class assumptions about gambling ... [which is] still regarded as a problem for poor people, for losers. You only have to read Foster’s unflinching account of entitlement, self-hatred and degradation to know that is the biggest lie of all.
[A] mesmerising, superbly written story of despair, decline and redemption ... Searingly honest ... compelling ... should be in the hands of anyone who has eyed a bet
I don't think any book has gripped me like Might Bite.
Gripping and harrowing ... enough to make any gambling enthusiast think carefully.
Reading of Foster's descent is itself compulsive
An extraordinary story … vital stuff
An in-depth testimony ... show[s] how anybody can fall prey to gambling addiction.
A powerful story that I know only too well – a no-holds barred journey through gambling addiction and into the hope of recovery.
A well-written, ruthlessly honest account of gambling addiction
As a society, we are only just getting to grips with gambling addiction. Patrick Foster is a trailblazer. His work will help many.
A shocking insight into life with gambling addiction and proof that these issues really don't discriminate.
Foster’s compelling account of a once charmed life careering on a downward spiral proves [gambling addiction] can affect anyone.
A must read journey through gambling addiction and out the other side – ultimately uplifting.
This story will stop you in your tracks.
Might Bite is beautifully written
A powerful read and a hell of a story
A remarkable piece of work
You should all read Might Bite...a brutally candid, must-read memoir co-written with Will Macpherson, the Evening Standard cricket correspondent that ought to transcend the world of elite sport.
A brilliant memoir which exposes the scale of this addiction
Astonishing…Might Bite is a harrowing tale of the final moments of a gambler’s descent to near destruction, but it’s a tale that demands to be told.
A must – electrifying confessions of a high-achieving public schoolboy who destroyed himself with a secret betting addiction
Patrick Foster is a former professional cricketer, insurance broker and school teacher whose life was shattered by a pathological gambling addiction. He now devotes his life to preventing others following the same path through his work. Patrick is the Founder and Director of GAM-Ed (Gambling, Addiction and Mental Health Education). Will Macpherson is a sports journalist. He is the Daily Telegraph's cricket news correspondent. Before joining the Telegraph, he worked for the Evening Standard, the Guardian and the Times.