Blessed

The Breakout Year of Rampaging Roy Slaven

John Doyle

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Hachette Australia
27 July 2022

Autobiography: sport; Humour; Parodies & spoofs; Sports & outdoor recreation

Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether training Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory, commentating the Olympics or hobnobbing with the country's upper crust, Rampaging Roy Slaven has lived an extraordinary life.

But even some of the greatest men come from humble beginnings. Before he shot to fame as Australia's most talented sportsman, he was just another kid in Lithgow, trying to avoid Brother Connor's strap and garner the attention of Susan Morgan from the local Catholic girls school.

Blessed follows one year in the life of the boy who would become Rampaging Roy Slaven, a boy who, even at the age of fifteen, knew he was destined for greatness - but had to get through high school first.

'beautifully surprising' The Guardian

'Doyle shows that his use of language is almost as skillful as that of Slaven's ability on any sporting field' Canberra Times

By: John Doyle
Imprint: Hachette Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 124mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9780733648915
ISBN 10: 0733648916
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 27 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Doyle is one of Australia's finest writers for stage and screen. His work spans the theatrical success of The Pig Iron People for the Sydney Theatre Company and Vere (Faith) for the State Theatre Company of South Australia, to the small screen acclaim of series such as Changi, Marking Time and Two Men and a Tinnie for the ABC. He created the character of Roy Slaven in 1985, for ABC radio station Triple J. Since 1986, Roy has appeared alongside H G Nelson on various television series, including Club Buggery, The Channel Nine Show, Win Roy and H G's Money, The Dream, The Monday Dump, The Ice Dream, The Cream, The Dream in Athens and The Memphis Trousers and the long-running Sunday afternoon radio sports program This Sporting Life on Triple J. In 2010, John was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to entertainment and as a supporter of charitable organisations such as the United Nations Children's Fund in Australia. John is Patron and a life governor of Autism Spectrum Australia.

Reviews for Blessed: The Breakout Year of Rampaging Roy Slaven

A thoroughly enjoyable book, there are many layers to this story of Roy Slaven's breakout year. * ACT [PRINT], Canberra Times, [AUDIENCE: 21,094, ASR: AUD 8,800] * Review * NSW, VIC [PRINT], The Saturday Age & Sydney Morning Herald, [AUDIENCE: 386,260, ASR: 18,981] *