Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year
Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award
The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year
The Times Sports Book of the Year
Telegraph Football Book of the Year
''Ferris''s wonderful memoir represents a twin triumph. He has endured every kind of setback in life but has invariably reinvented himself; and his writing is a pure pleasure.'' The Sunday Times
''Enough depth and humanity to make your average football autobiography look like a Ladybird book.'' Telegraph
''A masterpiece of the genre'' Brian McNally
''Football memoirs rarely produce great literature but Ferris''s The Boy on the Shed is a glistening exception.'' Guardian
''Fascinating and stylishly told.'' David Walsh, The Sunday Times
The Boy on the Shed is a story of love and fate. At 16, Paul Ferri
