From the author of the critically acclaimed memoir The Boy on the Shed , a powerful story of survival and resilience as the former Newcastle United winger comes to terms with prostate cancer. Brutal, raw and honest and rich in humour, this astonishingly brave memoir represents rare male honesty. 'I believe anyone who purchased and enjoyed The Boy on the Shed will love The Magic in the Tin. Together, they tell my whole story.' - Paul Ferris Prostate cancer . A phrase that strikes fear into any man's heart. It is the second biggest killer of men in the UK and one of the least understood cancers. For Paul Ferris, the life-changing diagnosis came at just 51, on the eve of The Boy on the Shed's publication.

This raw, honest and powerful book tells the story of everything that happened next. This inspirational book is an act of determined bravery as it doesn't shy away from the life-changing side effects of the treatment and candidly addresses Paul's futile attempts to become the man he once was. The joys of popping his pills and pumping his penis, before injecting it, and considering replacing it with a bionic one, are all there at the heart of the story. Some of the narrative is desperately sad, some of it laugh out loud funny; most of it is both. The psychological impact of Paul's side effects is laid bare, and the mental challenges of living with the acute condition are explored in a moving and revealing way through Paul's stirring and sublime text. As Paul states, this is not a poor me book. It is an uplifting book of bravery and survival, written by a true sportsman in every sense of the word. Praise for Paul Ferris' The Boy on the Shed Sports Book Awards Autobiography of the Year Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award The Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year The Times Sports Book of the Year Telegraph Football Book of the Year 'Untimely death and tragedy has been as much the story of Ferris's life as scoring for Newcastle.

The Boy on the Shed is a stirring testament to the strength of the human condition and the power of ideas.' - Paul Rowan, The Sunday Times 'I finished it in two sittings and couldn't put it down. What a remarkable piece of writing. Life, death, love, leaving home, motherly relationships, striving, all weaved into the football journey and every page I found myself relating to his experiences, some very personal. Very moving (had me several times) but also funny. So much more than a sporting memoir. You could take so much from it without an interest in football. I loved it.

' - Simon Bird, Daily Mirror 'Ferris's wonderful memoir represents a twin triumph. He has endured every kind of setback in life but has invariably reinvented himself; and his writing is a pure pleasure.' - The Sunday Times 'Enough depth and humanity to make your average football autobiography look like a Ladybird book.' - Telegraph 'A masterpiece of the genre' - Brian McNally 'Football memoirs rarely produce great literature but Ferris's The Boy on the Shed is a glistening exception.' - Guardian 'Fascinating and stylishly told.' - David Walsh, The Sunday Times.