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The first edition of the novel was published in may 11th 1998, and was written by nick hornby. The originality and fun spilling over in hornbys acclaimed debut, high fidelity 1995, run deep and strong through this second novel, as a playboy pretends hes a single dad so he can date single moms, but finds his fantasies warped by the real needs of an unusual 12yearold boy. I knew about the film version of about a boy from 2002 well before i realized it was a book by nick hornby. The story begins with twelveyearold marcus brewer moving to london in 1993 with his loving, but suicidal, mother. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. Fever pitch, 31 songs, the complete polysyllabic spree and stuff ive been reading. Nick hornby this novels title is a word play to nirvanas song about a girl and the band is dragged through the book as a motive, mostly used to describe ellie and her behavior.
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Some authors can make you laugh one minute and touch you the next nick hornby is of the rare breed who can do both within one minute and one. Hornbys work frequently touches upon music, sport, and. Londonbased writer nick hornbys second novel, about a boy, divides its time between two male misfits. You can also buy get purchase about a boy by nick hornby theme. Set for life in london with royalties from a sappy christmas song his father wrote, will lightman does. Download audiobooks by nick hornby stream or download. Nick hornby is the author of the novels a long way down, slam, how to be good, high fidelity, and about a boy, and the memoir fever pitch.
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