Book description
It's a story everyone thinks they know … about the young boy from the
back streets of Belfast who grew up to be the most famous footballer in
the world, a legend who was the first superstar of the sport but whose
troubled personal life, as much as his sporting genius, came to dominate
the headlines. But Barbara and Carol, George's sisters, and Dickie, his
father, know more. Our George reveals for the first time the real story
of George Best - as told by those who knew him best and loved him most.
It's the inside story of the ordinary Belfast family whose love for, and
contact with, their famous son and brother never wavered through the
years. It's the story of a family desperately helping him as he battled
the illness that also claimed the life of their beloved wife and mother.
Our George is a searingly honest book about the influences that moulded
the legend - and the demons that haunted his life. Speaking for the
first time, the intensely private Best family reveals how George really
felt about the people and the events that shaped his life. Barbara Best
is frank in confronting George's own failings and those of some of the
people who were close to him, as well as offering a unique perspective
on the many pressures to which he was subject. Our George is illustrated
with a wealth of previously unseen family photographs, documents and
correspondence (much of it deeply poignant) between George and his
family.
Barbara Best is a sister of the late George Best. She lives in
Belfast.
