“Captures the bold, thrilling spirit of one of Britain's most beloved sports heroes” - Sunday Times.

“An interesting read and certainly the definitive account of his life” - Mark Knopfler.

Amid the global pandemic, the death of Stirling Moss on April 12, 2020, at the age of 90 made headlines, almost 60 years after his retirement from Formula One. In the book "The Boy," Richard Williams evaluates what made him such an iconic figure. With 60 short chapters, Williams builds a fascinating and revealing portrait of a driver who was a hero to millions. As the war years began to recede, sport in Britain was restarting, and there was a need for heroes. Denis Compton and Stanley Matthews were in their prime, but Stirling Moss was a fresh face, just 17 years old when he emerged in 1947. Too young to have served and been scarred by the war, it soon became apparent that he possessed not only remarkable skill but also the traits of courage and determination observed in the generation that fought in the air, at sea, and on land. Their youth had been stolen, his was new and untouched.

"The Boy" explains how and why he came to occupy a unique place in the appreciation and love of the national community. Why him and not some of his contemporaries, like Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins, who shared a role in Britain's ascent as a force in international motorsports? Moss may not have been a world champion, but he created a remarkable and lasting legacy, and Williams wonderfully shows exactly how he did it.

Pages: 320, Year of Publication: 0512, Dimensions: 13x13cm.