In Racket Boy’s journal of life, the decision to swim the solo path isn’t just a status. It’s a deliberate exploration of self to deduce his desires without being bound by another’s preferences, infusing his singlehood with a palpable sense of freedom and autonomy. RB thrives on the richness of distant companionship. His colourful, mysterious …
Racket Boy pursues the translation path, beginning with – the Italian language! What better place for a meeting than Viareggio, one of Italy’s most elegant coastal towns, with its grand Art Nouveau palaces and architectural history that rolls back the centuries? On a crisp morning, RB departs his village in San Romano, navigates the Apuane Mountains, …
Thrilled to announce that our book Racket Boy has stormed into UK bookstores with a dazzling debut. Two years of relentless effort have paid off, and it’s an honour to see it front-facing at Waterstone’s Lancaster. Thank you for the warm welcome! Racket Boy is now conquering hearts in paperback, eBook and audiobook formats, gracing …
A sportsman who rose from humble beginnings in Malaysia to become a highly-respected solicitor in Morecambe has released his autobiography. ‘Racket Boy: Where’s My Country?’ is the memoir of Philip George, who worked for many years at Whiteside and Knowles solicitors on Skipton Street in Morecambe. The autobiography is an inspiring tale of Philip’s upbringing …
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On our drive from Tuscany to Frankfurt, somewhere along a German autobahn, we received the depressing but not unexpected news that Malaysia was withdrawing its participation from the Frankfurt Book Fair, in response to the Fair’s partisan stance on the ongoing Gaza conflict. In the spirit of Racket Boy, where uncertainty, adrenaline and adventure have …
My mother used to call it a ‘good omen’ whenever a light shower greeted us as we embarked on an important mission. Walking through the drizzle towards Phil’s road-ready red beast at five in the morning Mum was in my thoughts. She never got to see my books published. It was a chilly Sunday morning, …
On the heels of our backshadowing trip to India, followed by a whirlwind ten days in Kuala Lumpur, I arrive at Malpensa Airport in Milan on 12th October 2023. It’s a cool evening and it’s my third visit to Italy since beginning the Racket Boy project two years ago, but the first time landing in …
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Fifty-three years ago this month (September 1970) a young man embarked on a journey that would change his life forever. Racket Boy’s (RB) destination was far from his homeland of Malaysia; he was bound for England, with an unexpected layover in Moscow, courtesy of Aeroflot Airways. The calls of John Lennon, the allure of England’s …
A third-generation Malaysian Geetha K was born in the coastal town of Port Dickson and raised in KL’s fringes. A dedicated educator for two decades she began as a language teacher in the private sector rising to the position of department head. She then moved her commitment to her other passion of writing, which led …
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