READERS SAY...
"It is indeed a 'remarkable story' and I have read it with pleasure and fascination; especially since I had four innings against him when he was at his best."
Michael Barton
"By his nature Bob Appleyard is clearly not an easy person to get to know, but you have really breathed life into him. My sincere congratulations."
"It should be recommended reading for all young cricketers hoping to make a career at the highest level."
"I have just completed reading all your books and have greatly enjoyed them all and I can without doubt say that collectively they are unsurpassed by any cricket author and 'No Coward Soul' is a remarkable life story and probably individually the best cricket book I have read to date."
"WHAT A STORY! If it were fiction, it would scarcely be credible."
"Once again I have to say that your own style of writing appeals to me immensely - your anecdotal way of telling the story, interspersed with so many of his contemporaries recounting events, makes the book amazingly readable and really made me not want to put it down."
"Out of what was a clear blue sky, I spent over three months in hospital. I happened to take this book into hospital. When I read it I was overwhelmed by what had happened to Bob Appleyard and how he had overcome his problems. It showed me what can be achieved with strength of character and a firm Christian faith. It gave me the mental strength to recover to what is now almost full health. Thank you so much for such an inspiring book."
"It is leagues ahead of most sports books in being adult, literate, beautifully produced and without any dishonesty or vulgarity. One thinks of Douglas Bader and a small handful of others, but Bob Appleyard's story is right up there with them all. Not the cricket library, then, but the library proper for this one."