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Autobiography
Out Of The Darkness
Matt Piper & Joe Brewin
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Out of the Darkness is the gritty and hard-hitting autobiography of former Leicester and Sunderland winger Matt Piper, the ex-England U21 hopeful whose dreams were shattered when injury forced him to retire at age 24, causing his life to spiral out of control.
After making history as the last ever goal scorer at Filbert Street in 2002, Matt was forced into a £3.5m move to Wearside amid the Foxes financial misery. But that high was short-lived and soon his dreams - and life - crumbled. After 16 operations, failed comebacks and anxiety attacks, he retired with money in his pocket but no clue where to turn next. Soon Matt's daily existence became dependent on alcohol, cannabis and valium; waking up in hospital with no idea why, with doctors suggesting he be sectioned.
Out of the Darkness reveals another face of football - what happens next when dreams are smashed - and how to overcome life's worst demons. Matt's frank and often difficult revelations are complemented by hilarious tales of dysfunction amid life at two of English football's biggest clubs.
