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Standing in Line

Subtitle:: A Memoir: 30 Years of Obsessive Queuing at Wimbledon
By:: Ben Chatfield & Zebedee Helm
Price:: £14.99
Out:: 1st May 2018
ISBN:: 9781785313608
Format:: Hardback
Size:: 222 x 144
Pages:: 288

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Standing in Line combines a pop-cultural history of Wimbledon with a humorous sporting memoir. From his position in the famous Queue, Ben Chatfield covers every year from 1984 to 2013 with witty stories and on-court drama, brilliantly illustrated by Zebedee Helm. The book flings wide open the legendary Wimbledon gates, letting everyone inside.

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Ben Chatfield is the author of Mediterranean Homesick Blues. Ben has written for Wimbledon for seven years, as well as for the Daily Telegraph. He is a widely published commercial author working for brands such as Hermès, Apple and John Lobb, often in collaboration with illustrator Zebedee Helm. Zebedee is himself a published author, known for his work in Private Eye, The Spectator and The Lady, and for his collaborations with Derren Brown.

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