Second woman wins William Hill book award
By Sam Holden in London | China Daily | Updated: 2014-12-03 07:11
Australian Anna Krien has become the second woman to land the William Hill Sports Book of the Year award in its 26-year history.
Her book Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport, about the rape trial of a young Australian Rules footballer, beat six other nominees to the $40,879 prize including the autobiography of former Wales and British Lions rugby player Gareth Thomas.
Krien, who matched Laura Hillenbrand's 2001 feat for Seabiscuit: The True Story of Three Men and a Racehorse, says that the tough subject matter made it a brave choice for the judges.
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