The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill

The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill
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Publisher : Random House Australia
Total Pages : 399
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ISBN-10 : 9780857988133
ISBN-13 : 0857988131
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Book Synopsis The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill by : Stephen Dando-Collins

Download or read book The Hero Maker: A Biography of Paul Brickhill written by Stephen Dando-Collins and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dam Busters, The Great Escape and Reach for the Sky were all written by Paul Brickhill, an Australian hero of WWII. 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of his birth and the 25th anniversary of his death. It was 1956 and the writer from Sydney’s lower North Shore had every reason to feel blessed. Former journalist Paul Brickhill was the highest-earning author in the UK and two of his bestselling books – The Dam Busters and Reach for the Sky – had recently been made into blockbuster films. Another of his books – inspired by his experiences as a prisoner of war in Stalag Luft 3 in Germany during the Second World War – was attracting Hollywood interest. That book was The Great Escape. Yet, life for the enigmatic Brickhill was never simple. He was beset with mental-health issues and his marriage to model Margot Slater was tempestuous. He struggled with alcohol and writer’s block too, as his success – and all that accompanied it – threatened to overwhelm him. In The Hero Maker, award-winning historical author and biographer Stephen Dando-Collins exposes the contradictions of one of Australia’s most successful, but troubled, writers. Brickhill’s extraordinary story – from the youth with a debilitating stutter to Sydney Sun journalist to Spitfire pilot and POW to feted author – explodes vividly to life on the centenary of his birth.


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