William Fox-Pitt

After Mary King's autobiography, this had me almost choking on silver spoons. Both Fox-Pitt's parents rode competitively, his mother to international level, and the family certainly wasn't short of a bob or two. But you still have to do the work in your own right, and William certainly has. The style is as overwhelmingly bland as you'd expect from a ghosted bio, and there are some lines you need to read between. Enjoyed it though, and am looking forward to Minty Clinch's previous construction, the life of Mark Todd.… (meer)