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Trina
Gulliver - Golden Girl Autobiography
‘GOLDEN GIRL’ PUBLICATION
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Trina
Gulliver Golden Girl
The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies' Darts
Player
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‘GOLDEN GIRL’ PUBLICATION DATE ANNOUNCED
As regular visitors to my
website will know, I was thrilled to have been involved with seven-times Women’s
World Darts Champion, Trina Gulliver, helping her write her autobiography
between September 2005 and February 2007.
Now for the news that all
of Trina’s fans have been waiting for…
London publisher John
Blake recently confirmed that Trina’s eagerly awaited book is to be published on
7th January 2008 to coincide with her seventh defence of her world title at
Lakeside.
I spoke to Trina recently
and she told me, “2007 has been a really tough year for me, but having my book
published and, hopefully, retaining my title within the first two weeks of the
New Year will get 2008 off to an amazing start.” I agree and all her fans will
be hoping that Trina can return to absolutely top form to lift the title for the
eighth time – truly an eighth wonder of the world!
Trina’s story is amazing
and unique. (Well, I would say that wouldn’t I? But it is.) Trina is a woman
whose talent, grit, persistence and determination saw her realise her dream of
becoming the world’s greatest lady darter and I am proud to have been associated
with Golden Girl.
Trina’s book Golden Girl
– The Autobiography of the Greatest Ever Ladies Darts Player will be available
from Monday 7th January from all good bookshops in hardback, priced at £17.99,
and of course via Amazon.com.
© 2007 Patrick Chaplin
Posted 2 April 2007
TRINA AND ‘DR. DARTS’ JOIN FORCES FOR UNIQUE PROJECT
I am pleased to announce that I have
joined forces with seven-time Women’s World Darts Champion, Trina Gulliver to
produce a unique record of Trina’s incredibly successful darts career.
Shortly after working with three-time
World Champion John Lowe on his autobiography, Old Stoneface, I entered into
discussions with Trina and work began on her life story in September 2005. Trina
recently told Darts World readers “I’ve really enjoyed working with Patrick on
this exciting project.”
The feeling is mutual.
It has been great piecing together
Trina’s story. We met several times during late 2005 and recorded over twelve
hours of interviews. Since then it’s been a case of writing up and clarifying
issues with Trina. Nothing - absolutely nothing - has gone into the book that
Trina has not been happy with. She’s a great subject and I’m sure the book will
appeal not only to dart players and darts enthusiasts but also to anyone
interested in sports biographies.
Indeed, Trina’s book will be unique. It
will be the first-ever book published with a woman darts player as its subject.
For that reason alone, the book must create a great deal of interest.” However,
Trina’s book won’t be the first one written by the lady darts player. Way back
in 1978, an American darts enthusiast named Madeline Dolowich produced a
paperback guide to the game way back in 1978 called The Dart Book but that was
not autobiographical. Although Madeline was not a professional dart player, she
did have some strong views on ‘women and darts’ as, of course, does Trina.
Trina will reveal in her book how she
has achieved her amazing success in a sport where the men’s game far outstrips
the women’s in terms of press attention, sponsorship and TV exposure and reveal
much about the tension and frustrations felt within the women’s game for proper
recognition and reward. The book is all about Trina succeeding in a man’s world
against incredible odds. I am proud to be associated with this important project
and to play a part in reconstructing Trina’s fascinating, and sometimes
disturbing, life story.
Undefeated in seven world
championships, Trina’s autobiography, ‘“The Golden Girl” – The Autobiography of
the World’s Greatest Ladies’ Darts Player’ is to be published by John Blake
Publishing of London and
will be published to coincide with the
Lakeside World Championships in January 2008
Further information will be featured on
this website and on Trina’s website www.trinagulliver.net and in forthcoming
issues of Darts World and in Trina’s Darts World column, ‘Gulliver’s Travels’.
Book Reviews
© Patrick Chaplin 2007
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