{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ea2bbd9c0987da60eada0eb/5f39576ddacdb779f932a4bc?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cassius X - Stuart Cosgrove","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ea2bbd9c0987da60eada0eb/1597593286374-0cad6b452c06f569d1b1f3e6f0b6a982.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Author Stuart Cosgrove's brilliant book CASSIUS X is set in Miami in 1963 just as the young boxer starts on his path to becoming the greatest sportsman of all time. </p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of Belle Books &amp; Stories Kay meets Stuart to delve into the story behind the book and what the author did to bring the many strands of the story together in such a compelling way.  It's a rich and complex narrative but very accessible. Much more than a biography, it's an exploration of Cassius at a key turning point in his life, set against a backdrop of great social and political turmoil - a time when much of America was hostile to him and long before his transformation into Muhammad Ali the legend.  </p><p><br></p><p>Stuart Cosgrove is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster, tv exec and author - enthusiastic and funny and inspiring.</p><p><br></p><p>Published by Polygon Books</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/belle-books-stories-podcast-books\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/belle-books-stories-podcast-books</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://birlinn.co.uk/product/cassius-x/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://birlinn.co.uk/product/cassius-x/</a></p>","author_name":"Belle Media"}