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Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher
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'When a passing French tennis superstar gave the young Ken Fletcher his tennis racquet, he didn't know what he'd started. Ken Fletcher took the racquet, which was far too too big for him, tucked its handle under his armpit and with a determination and enthusiasm borne of boredom, began to bang the ball against a board in this back garden, using his whole body to get behind the ball. One day Kenny would thrill the crowds and dismay his opponents at Wimbledon with this forehand, which Harry Hopman would later call 'the best forehand in the world'. It helped young Ken win five doubles titles and, at age eighteen, propelled him into the world of casinos, chaffeur-driven cars, beautiful women and applauding crowds. Award-winning author Hugh Lunn has written a humorous and insightful account of the life of his childhood friend. He explores how a boy from Annesley Junction turned into a champion tennis player, and with his trademark humour and style he not only brings us the life of a sporting great, he paints us a picture of a more innocent time in Australian history.'(Production summary)

 

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    • Sydney, New South Wales,: ABC Books , 2008 .
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      Extent: ix, 356p., [32]p. of platesp.
      Description: illus., ports
      ISBN: 9780733322099 (pbk.)

Works about this Work

Fletch, Muscles and the Rocket Jock Given , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Inside Story , February 2013;

— Review of Muscles : The Story of Ken Rosewall, Australia's Little Master of the Courts Ken Rosewall , 2012 single work autobiography ; The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
[Review] The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Craig Cook , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 10 January 2009; (p. 12)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
In Short : Nonfiction Bruce Elder , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10-11 January 2009; (p. 31)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
Books Susan Wyndham , Kris Humphreys , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: SundayLife , 21 December 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of Breath Tim Winton , 2008 single work novel ; The Rip Robert Drewe , 2008 selected work short story ; The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography ; The House at Salvation Creek Susan Duncan , 2008 single work autobiography ; The Slap Christos Tsiolkas , 2008 single work novel ; The Islands Di Morrissey , 2008 single work novel
Game, Set, Matchless Phil Brown , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 12 - 18 November no. 711 2008; (p. 29)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
[Review] The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Dianne Dempsey , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 18 October 2008; (p. 28)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
Non-Fiction Books Paul Malone , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 25 - 26 October 2008; (p. 24)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
Successful Doubles Act that Started in Childhood Mark Thomas , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 1 November 2008; (p. 16)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
Game, Set, Matchless Phil Brown , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane News , 12 - 18 November no. 711 2008; (p. 29)

— Review of The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography
Books Susan Wyndham , Kris Humphreys , 2008 single work review
— Appears in: SundayLife , 21 December 2008; (p. 26)

— Review of Breath Tim Winton , 2008 single work novel ; The Rip Robert Drewe , 2008 selected work short story ; The Great Fletch : The Dazzling Life of Wimbledon Aussie Larrikin Ken Fletcher Hugh Lunn , 2008 single work biography ; The House at Salvation Creek Susan Duncan , 2008 single work autobiography ; The Slap Christos Tsiolkas , 2008 single work novel ; The Islands Di Morrissey , 2008 single work novel
Last amended 9 Oct 2018 11:58:34
Subjects:
  • Wimbledon, London,
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    England,
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    United Kingdom (UK),
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    Western Europe, Europe,
  • 1960s
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