- The Lost Generation (book)
Infobox Book
name = The Lost Generation
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image_caption = Original front cover.
Pictured from left to right are:Tony Brise ,Tom Pryce &Roger Williamson .
author =David Tremayne
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country =United Kingdom
language = English
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subject =Autosport
genre =Biography
publisher = Haynes Group
release_date = August 2006
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pages = 264
isbn = ISBN 1-84425-205-1
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followed_by =The Lost Generation (ISBN 1-844-25205-1) is a book written by
David Tremayne . The book isbiography of three BritishFormula One drivers:Tony Brise ;Tom Pryce andRoger Williamson , who all died after a short period in Formula One.With access to the drivers' families, friends and colleagues, Tremayne tells the full story of all three drivers. The book is 264 pages long and published by Haynes Group in August 2006.
Critical response
Simon Arron, writing in the
Daily Telegraph newspaper describes the book as "thoroughly researched and beautifully written by an author who fully appreciates his subjects' worth" [cite news | last= Arron |first = Simon
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=A1&xml=/motoring/2006/10/28/mrgear28.xml | title = The gear box: pressure gauges, F1 racing game and The Lost Generation |work = Telegraph.co.uk | publisher = Telegraph Media Group Ltd. | date = 2006-10-28] Andrew Baker writing for the same paper also praises the book, commenting that the Tremayne is "well placed to draw sympathetic portraits of the trio" and that "motor racing fans will find it heart-warming and moving by turn". [cite news | last= Baker |first = Andrew
url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/01/04/sobook04.xml |work = Telegraph.co.uk | title = Sportsbooks: Get the motor running | publisher = Telegraph Media Group Ltd. | date = 2007-01-07] Keith Collantine reviewed the book for Auto Trader, and commented that Tremayne "has done justice to a very awkward subject matter" awarding the book a score of 8 out of 10. [cite news | last= Collantine |first = Keith
url = http://www.autotrader.co.uk/EDITORIAL/CARS/FEATURES/AUTOTRADER/32645.html |work = Auto Trader | title = Auto Books: The Lost Generation | publisher = Trader Media Group | date = 2006-10-11]Joe Saward on GrandPrix.com said that "David Tremayne has done a wonderful job to bring the characters to life". [cite news | last= Saward |first = Joe
url = http://www.grandprix.com/ft/ft17849.html |work = GrandPrix.com | title = Book Review: The Lost Generation | publisher = Inside F1, Inc. | date = 2006-12-10] On the automotive website CarKeys.co.uk, David Finlay praises the author for his "simple, undramatic way" of writing making the book "all the more moving as a result" and sums it up as "an even-handed and worthy monument to three men who are now almost forgotten". [cite news | last= Finlay |first = David
url = http://www.carkeys.co.uk/features/books/11708.asp |work = CarKeys | title = The Lost Generation | publisher = PDROnline | date = 2006-10-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carkeys.co.uk%2Ffeatures%2Fbooks%2F11708.asp&date=2008-01-08 |archivedate= 2008-01-08]Footnotes
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