Second best - Calum Best

Calum Best should have had it all. As the only son of world-famous
footballing legend George Best and his first wife Angie, a gorgeous
English model, Calum was born into a world of privilege and opportunity.

But
his father's fame came at a price, and George's playing career was soon
overshadowed by his playboy lifestyle and an increasing dependence on
the comforting embrace of alcohol. Whilst his tumultuous later years
could never diminish the memories of the peerless, often breathtaking,
quality of his football, they had a profound effect on Calum.

Growing
up with his mother in California, Calum's visits to see his father in
England were all too rare, and he cherished every moment he could spend
in the company of the man he adored. But as George's alcoholism
spiralled out of control, inebriation frequently led to violence and
George's self-destruction spilled over onto his son.

Vivid, deeply moving, brave and honest, Second Best
is the heart-breaking story of their relationship. It is a powerful
tale of love and suffering, of an absent father and his wayward son, and
of a family torn apart by addiction.