Who is Rampaging Roy Slaven? An Australian icon, a raconteur, an athlete
of unsurpassable - and some may say improbable - sporting feats. Whether
training Rooting King to another Melbourne Cup victory, commentating the
Olympics or hobnobbing with the country's upper crust, Rampaging Roy
Slaven has lived an extraordinary life.
But even some of the greatest men come from humble beginnings. Before he
shot to fame as Australia's most talented sportsman, he was just another
kid in Lithgow, trying to avoid Brother Connor's strap and garner the
attention of Susan Morgan from the local Catholic girls school.
Blessed follows one year in the life of the boy who would become
Rampaging Roy Slaven, a boy who, even at the age of fifteen, knew he was
destined for greatness - but had to get through high school first.
'beautifully surprising' The Guardian
'Doyle shows that his use of language is almost as skillful as that of
Slaven's ability on any sporting field' Canberra Times