Team Europe captain Padraig Harrington has confirmed his 12-man line-up for the Ryder Cup after some late drama at the BMW PGA Championship. However, the criteria were based on para-athletics and, following new research into the specific demands of tennis, Hewett was reassessed last weekend in Amsterdam and given the good news. It was the catalyst for this book. "I started writing it as a thank-you letter to Mrs Clough and it just transformed." He asked permission to write it, but knows they are a private family. "A lot of people have said things that did not need to be said. I hope that I haven't. It still feels like a cry for forgiveness and some people have reached out as a result of the recent media attention, reminding him of the positive impact that he had on their lives and urging him not to worry any more. "That has given me a massive lift," he says.