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'enthralling ... brilliantly chronicled through the eyes of those that were there'

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Western Mail

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'Outstanding . . . On all sort of levels, it is a compelling read. The quality of the Lions backs, the coaching intelligence of Carwyn James, the shrewd management of Doug Smith, the growing Kiwi horror at what was unfolding: all of it feels strangely fresh, partly because it is so well told and partly because so much fascinating detail has lain untouched for ages' 

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Robert Kitson, Guardian

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'Special. Wondrous insights into the Lions' only New Zealand win ... loved it'

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Stephen Jones, The Sunday Times

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'splendid ... not only for those of us well steeped in nostalgia, but of a wider and more immediate interest'

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The Scotsman

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'Brilliantly written – evocative, powerful and utterly gripping'

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Rugby World