"Given that many who best knew Curry were, like him, lost to AIDS, it's impressive Jones was able to craft such an intimate portrait." -- Metrosource Magazine "Alone is more than a sports biography. [I]t is a timely reminder of the fine boundary between sport and art and the courage it took, and still takes, to be a gay athlete." -- Sunday Times "A terrific read, filled with juicy detail and driven by sympathy for a man who who was feted as a national hero but was extremely hard to like." -- The Times "A moving and explosive biography of an ice skating genius." -- Manchester Evening News "Movingly told." -- Choice Magazine "A fascinating exploration of a tragic talent." -- Attitude "The biography, approved by his family, delves into the complex, tormented character of Curry, his jealousies, tantrums, and fractured relationships with all but a few who passed through his life, and his never-ending struggle for acceptance.

" -- International Figure Skating Magazine "A fascinating exploration of a deeply troubled man . a reminder of just how much courage it took to be an openly gay sportsman in the Seventies." -- Mail on Sunday "Jones' beautifully and sensitively written biography . does not gloss over Curry's faults . but reminds us of his genius." -- Independent on Sunday "A brilliant, honest and detailed account of a tortured sporting genius. A compelling account of a troubled athlete's rise and fall. He's gone, but this biography should mean he's never forgotten again.

" -- Mail Online.