A Piano in the Pyrenees: The Ups and Downs of an Englishman in the French Mountains - Tony Hawks Reviews

Tony is 44 years old and wants to give up 5-a-side football. Having lost 8-2 it all seems too much these days and an ensuing chat with friends in the pub afterwards reveals Tony's two aims in life other than 5-a-side football: to meet his soul mate and find an idyllic house abroad. Egged on by his friend, Kevin, who happens to adore skiing, Tony ...  Read the complete review

Anyone who has read “Round Ireland with a Fridge” in which Tony Hawks gives an account of how he dragged a small refrigerator around the coast of Ireland to win a bet, will be forgiven for assuming that hawks has now moved further afield to heave a Steinway through the mountains between France and Spain. For once, this is a Tony Hawks ...  Read the complete review

I’ve long been a fan of Tony Hawks’ writing. In fact, I was a fan of the man long before that, being of the right age to appreciate his hit single “Stutter Rap” and enough of a “Red Dwarf” fan to enjoy his occasional appearances in that show. Now, as a writer, he appeals because of his laid back, chatty style and his reluctance to take anything ...  Read the complete review

When a hastily planned skiing weekend in the French Pyrenees comes to a premature end only half an hour in, Tony Hawks doesn’t follow the traditional path left open to non skiers – instead he opts to forgo sight seeing or souvenir buying in the hope of buying a house! The reason for the aborted skiing trip – Kevin, seemed a little perplexed by the ...  Read the complete review