Paul Ferris

Former Newcastle United winger Paul Ferris was 51. He had successfully forged a post-football career as a physio, barrister and then a CEO, and his award-winning memoir, The Boy on the Shed, was just about to be published. But then he was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

This honest, sometimes brutal and frequently funny book tells the story of what happened next.

Prostate cancer. It's a phrase that strikes fear into the heart of every man. It's the most common male cancer, but treatable if it's caught early enough. Paul doesn't shy away from describing that treatment. And neither does he hold back on its life-changing consequences.

Courageous, inspirational and beautifully written, The Magic in the Tin is deeply moving yet rich in humour, written by a true sportsman in every sense of the word.