Clear Blue Sky

An emotionally rich, moving and nuanced memoir from the Yorkshire and England wicketkeeper.

As a young boy of eight, Jonny Bairstow was dealt a cruel blow. His father David ‘Bluey’ Bairstow, the combative and very popular wicketkeeper and captain of Yorkshire, took his own life at the age of forty-seven.

David left behind Jonny, Jonny’s sister Becky and half-brother Andy, and his wife Janet, who had recently been diagnosed with cancer at the time of his death. From these incredibly tough circumstances, Jonny and his family strived to find an even keel and come to terms with the loss of their father and husband.

Jonny found his way through his dedication to sport. He was a gifted and natural athlete, with potential careers ahead of him in rugby and football, but he eventually chose cricket and came to build a career that followed in his father’s footsteps, eventually reaching the pinnacle of the sport and breaking the record for most Test runs in a year by a wicketkeeper.

Written with multiple-award-winning writer Duncan Hamilton, this is an incredible story of triumph over adversity and a memoir with far-reaching lessons about determination and the will to overcome.

O memorie bogata din punct de vedere emotional, miscatoare si nuantata de la ghisierul din Yorkshire si Anglia. Intr-un baiat de opt ani, lui Jonny Bairstow i s-a dat o lovitura cruda. Tatal sau, David "Bluey" Bairstow, luptator si foarte popular ghiseu si capitan din Yorkshire, si-a luat propria viata la varsta de patruzeci si sapte de ani. care fusese diagnosticat recent cu cancer la momentul mortii sale.