Description
If anyone was going to come out as gay at the height of
their sporting career it should have been Mark Foster –
a confident, laid‐back guy who doesn’t care what
anyone thinks. So how is it that it took someone like
him half a lifetime to come out?
From a Jack-the-lad from Southend to becoming the
fastest man through water on the planet and a
television favourite, Mark takes readers on a
remarkable journey. He shares with us the sometimes serious and
sometimes comic tactics that enabled him to live a double life for so long
and convince himself he was happy doing so.
But Mark’s story, told with humour and honesty, makes us stop and
reassess where we really are in terms of society’s approach to
homosexuality and diversity in sport.
Inspiring and moving, A Double Life is the story of one man’s pursuit of
sporting prowess and finding the freedom to live his truth.
