Book description
August, 2003. Celia Walden, a young reporter, receives an unusual phone
call from her editor. She is to drop everything and fly to Malta in an
attempt to track down a legendary footballer and keep him from the
press. George Best, an alcoholic with his personal life in chaos, isn't,
however, the easiest man to find. But the unlikely friendship that
develops between George and Celia reveals an intelligent and complex
human being.
Babysitting George
is a tender account of a unique relationship between a young woman and
a dying star, which questions the exploitative nature of fame and
tabloid journalism, the horrors of addiction and the humane, implausible
friendships that can change one's life forever. A touching insight
into George Best the man - and the media circus that made him Celia
Walden was born in Paris in 1975 and now lives in London. She is the
Senior Feature Writer for the Daily Telegraph
, GQ
Magazine s motoring correspondent and an interviewer for Glamour
magazine. She is also a regular on a number of television programmes,
from the Lorraine Kelly show to Sky News. Her first novel, Harm s Way
, was published in 2008.
