Catch Out Of The Box: The Highs And Lows Of A Champion Smuggler Edited By Julie McSorley Presented As File
book reads like an action movie and what makes this book even more amazing is the fact it's all TRUE! Reggie certainly isn't one who lived a hohum type of lifestyle.
This book is broken down into four different parts, I think this style was used because of how the story opens up, you're basically plonked into the middle of it where Reggie is getting his mates to smuggle drugs with him.
And then in the second part it tells you the unbelievable tale of when he posts himself back in a wooden box from the UK to Australia this happens way before the first part of the story.
. It's like a step back in time, What he manages to accomplish is just bloody amazing, it truly is and it shows how far we've come when it comes to transport screening,etc.
. Still, things get through the cracks obviously but I wonder if another person could pull this stunt off without being detected
His girlfriend Annie seems to come from a broken home and is blindly lead by love yes, the old saying that love is blind.
She follows Reggie across the world on many crazy adventures to all different parts of the world, How can they survive while being on the run Deal drugs of course! And mostly when things start to feel too 'comfortable' the jig is up and they'll have to move once again.
The one thing about Reg is overall personality oozing confidence, balls, charm, thrill seeker and a way with words,etc even felt a bit like a con man.
. Because of these traits it has allowed him to get through life living in the fast lane, He is lucky that he was able to lead Annie along without too much questioning, . . I mean she does but at least in this book it doesn't show her putting down her foot and refusing, If this had of been the case then I think they may of gotten caught quicker minus all the different passports,
This book is really worth picking up, I loved it. Despite the introduction by Lynn Davis one of the UK's greatest athletes I was sure it was all a joke, No way could all those incredible adventures of Reg Spiers be true.
Boy, was I wrong. This is an exceptional book, brilliantly written, wonderfully entertaining and one that will live in the memory for a long, long time, Julie and Marcus McSorley have managed to capture and distill the essence of the Aussie spirit that flows through the veins of Reg Spiers.
Here we meet a man with a heart as big as the Australian outback with a rebellious streak that the outlaw Ned Kelly would admire.
In fact, I would go as far to say that at some point in the afterlife would they share several tinnies of Castlemaine XXXX with arms around each other's shoulders and catch up on old times.
Do yourself a mighty favour and lose yourself in this tale, Cheer for the villain, support the underdog and imagine you are walking side by side with Reg Spiers as part of his inner circle.
It will do your spirit good, I really enjoyed this. A great true story that was completely unexpected and unbelievable,.
Reg Spiers is the barking mad Australian athlete who famously smuggled himself from England to Australia by plane!in a box.
I've had a couple of attempts at this review, so I will just write how I feel which is the McSorlays have done a fairly good job writing about chosen excerpts from Spiers action packed life, although I would have preferred the tale told in chronological orderbut given the choice of buying this book amp paying to hear Reg speak live I would quite definitely choose the latter.
I have seen an interview with Spiers amp this book tries very hard but it doesn't capture Spier's persuasive charm amp magnetic personality.
How can a convicted drug dealer be so likeable amp after enduring the rigours of various prisons around the globe, how come he looks aroundyears younger than he is Sigh.
Sometimes life just isn't fair!
Also, the only photos are of the two authors, Odd. Good read. Inspires me to stay out of trouble, especially in foreign countries, This story was well told with details that definitely enhanced it, Enjoyed very much. The rather sad story of a fantastically original mind, personal potential and a talent grossly squandered,
In the middle of this entertaining book is the story of the title and a truly amazing and well recreated tale it is.
The rest of the book slightly glamorises a handtomouth existence and a life on the run as the subject's life spirals out of control.
Worth a read, if only for the audacious travel anecdote, Fascinating story, very engaging and well written, There were a few gaping holes in the story that I would've loved filled in to cure my curiosity, Such an incredible true story,
A few distracting typos throughout annoyed me a bit, If this book was a novel I'm afraid you would think it was way overthetop, What a life Reg Spiers has lead, Oh my word, it is remarkable, Everything in the newspapers was about Reg mailing himself back from London to Perth but this book details his other shenanigans,
Admittedly what he got up to was criminal and drug smuggling is abhorrent but the story, nonetheless, is fascinating, The book is set out as more of a novel with he author interpreting what was said and emotions felt at the time.
I do not really like this style of factual storytelling but can see why they chose to go down that route, It is a riveting pageturner and you do actually care for both Annie and Reg as you follow them on their crazy crazy journey.
.Excellent book, I knew nothing of this story before I found the book at the shop, took me by surprise by being so good, as an Aussie it's great reading about another Aussie tearing up the globe in true Australian style.
Highly recommend!! Reg Spiers arrived in England inas a worldclass athlete, He returned to Australia in a box, but that was only the start of his adventures,
Crazily impulsive, romantic, and freespirited, Reg became a national hero for smuggling himself,miles home as air freight, But as his fame and sporting career faded, Reg decided to smuggle something very different, Soon, he was on the run with his girlfriend, playing a catandmouse game with police on three continents, A wild road trip across India and Africaidyllic beaches and prison hellholes, shady friends and shadier cops, guntoting militias and drugrunning gangsters led to a court room in Sri Lanka and the fight of his life.
Could Reg beat the death sentence hed just been given, or was this box too big to climb out of Read my author interview here!
sitelink wordpres I received a first reads copy for an honest review, Reg lived an interesting life as well as his friends throughout the book, The book wasn't something I'd normally read, but I found it to be compelling, The main character of the book is a man named Reg who's known as the man in the box, It was interesting and I'm definitely going to share the book with family, Such a page turner, I recommend this book to anyone looking for a great adventure! Im a native of Adelaide, South Australia, and an avid reader and writer.
I particularly like characters that I can relate to and awesome plot turns that catch me totally off guard, Before I started writing
I was a freelance illustrator around Fleet Street, London, I later spent a number of years in Queensland where I Illustrated a childrens book for Angus Robertson as Julie Mac, My last few years have been in Spain, and my co authored book, Out Of The Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler was published by Roaring Forties Press in November, and by Hachette ANZ in June.
Our second book is a work of fiction, She is a mystery crime thriller, published in August,, by Blossom Spring Publishing, U, K. I'm a native of Adelaide, South Australia, and an avid reader and writer, I particularly like characters that I can relate to and awesome plot turns that catch me totally off guard, Before I started writing I was a freelance illustrator around Fleet Street, London, I later spent a number of years in Queensland where I Illustrated a children's book for Angus Robertson as Julie Mac, My last few years have been in Spain, and my co authored book, 'Out Of The Box: The Highs and Lows of a Champion Smuggler' was published by Roaring Forties Press in November, and by Hachette ANZ in June.
Our second book is a work of fiction, 'She' is a mystery crime thriller, published in August,, by Blossom Spring Publishing, U, K. sitelink.