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Nick Hornby - About A Boy (2nd Hand Hardback)
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Synopsis
Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups.
Marcus is twelve and a little bit nerdish : he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and both can start to act their age.
Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad's Christmas song, he's rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it.
But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship starts to bloom.
Can this odd duo teach each another how to finally act their age?
Hugely funny and equally heartfelt, Nick Hornby's classic proves you're never too old to grow up. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Mike Gayle. Filmed as the movie starring Hugh Grant.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Hardback with Dust Jacket
- Condition : Good (Dust Jacket - Fading to the spine / Book - VG)
- Category : Fiction - Humorous Fiction
- Published : 1998 (Victor Gollancz - 1st Edition, 1st Printing)
- ISBN : 9780575061590
- SKU : B003112
- PPC : SP500gm
- RRP : £15.99 (Unclipped)
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping' - Marie Claire.
'About the awful, hilarious, embarrassing places where children and adults meet, and Hornby has captured it with delightful precision' - Irish Times.
"What an adorable, fast flowing, interesting and perceptive book this is. More importantly, how does Nick Hornby make an apparently mundane subject so funny, interesting and endearing? I can see why people rave about this author." - Google Review.
'It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets' Literary Review.
The Author
Nicholas Peter John Hornby is an English writer and lyricist. He is best known for his memoir Fever Pitch and novels High Fidelity and About a Boy, all of which were adapted into feature films. Hornby's work frequently touches upon music, sport, and the aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.
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