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Join us as we meet David Peace, author of The Damned Utd, to celebrate the publication of his new novel, Munichs.February 6, 1958, British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on take-off at Munich Airport. On board were the young Manchester United team, ‘the Busby Babes’, and the journalists who followed them.
Twenty-one of the passengers died instantly, four were left fighting for their lives while six more were critically injured.
Twenty-four hours later, Jimmy Murphy, the assistant manager of Manchester United, faced the press at the Rechts der Isar Hospital:
‘What of the future, you ask? It will be a long, hard struggle. It took Matt Busby, Bert Whalley and myself twelve years to produce the 1958 Red Devils. It was long, hard, tiring work, but we succeeded. At the moment, I am so confused, so tired and so sad, I cannot think clearly, but what I do know is that the Red Devils will rise again.’
Munichs is the story of how Manchester United rose again, of the crash and its aftermath, of those who survived and those who did not, of how Britain and football changed, and how it did not; a novel of tragedy, but also of hope.
This event will be held at Holy Trinity Church (Holmfirth Parish Church) in Holmfirth at 7.30pm on Monday 14th October.
We try very hard to get authors to visit us in Holmfirth. It’s such a brilliant town and we want to show it off! So come and join us on Monday 14th October at Holy Trinity Church for an unforgettable evening and the chance to meet David Peace.
Tickets include a copy of the book and can be found on our website here:
https://to-be-read.co.uk/product-tag/david-peace/
(Or you can buy tickets in the shop if you’d prefer).
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Holmfirth Parish Church, Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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