At the beginning of 2013 I set out on a journey of discovery. A
discovery of the story of my father's life. I thought I knew pretty
much all there was to know. I was wrong. Over the course of the next
six months, every few weekends we would sit down together and he would
tell me about his life and I would listen. I then put together, over
time, what became our book entitled:
Conversations with my Father: Jack Kyle.
I
know I am obviously biased, but there is no denying that he was an
exceptional man. I still want to say 'is'. Sadly he died last November
and I am still grieving. I miss him so much it feels like I've got a
cage around my heart and it is being squeezed tight.
I
am so blessed that I got to spend so much quality time talking to him
and listening to his fascinating stories. If you know nothing about
him, in brief, he played rugby for Ireland and the British and Irish
Lions in the 1940s and 50s. He travelled a huge amount, ending up
working in Zambia as a surgeon for over 34 years. He was an
exceptionally talented sportsman, a humanitarian who cared so much about
people, and to boot he was funny, kind, warm and wise. This book is a
tribute to a man who lived in a bygone era when men were gentlemen and
sport was not all about money. There's something for everyone in this
book even a bit of poetry. Check it out at this link: Conversations with My Father.
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