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THE MILLION COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT BECAME AN ACCLAIMED FILM STARRING HUGH GRANT AND NICOLAS HOULT

''A very entertaining and endearing read''
The Times
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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.
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''A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping'' Marie Claire<

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A very entertaining and endearing read * The Times *
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 *
It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets * Literary Review *

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    A Paperback / softback by Nick Hornby


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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 02/01/2014
      ISBN13: 9780241969809, 978-0241969809
      ISBN10: 0241969808

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      THE MILLION COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT BECAME AN ACCLAIMED FILM STARRING HUGH GRANT AND NICOLAS HOULT

      ''A very entertaining and endearing read''
      The Times
      ___________________

      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.
      ___________________

      ''A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping'' Marie Claire<

      Trade Review
      A very entertaining and endearing read * The Times *
      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 *
      It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets * Literary Review *

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