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The Twentieth Anniversary Edition

*WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*

Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic

'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. . . inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Independent

For many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself.

But, for Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal.

'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations' Irish Times

Brimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doin

Trade Review
Funny, wise and true -- Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch. Nick Hornby

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Penguin Classics
      Published 30 August 2012
      ISBN-13 9780141391816
      978-0141391816
      ISBN-10 0141391812
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      Biography Autobiography: sport Sport Association football (Soccer) Football variants and related games

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Twentieth Anniversary Edition

      *WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*

      Fever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic

      'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. . . inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Independent

      For many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself.

      But, for Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal.

      'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations' Irish Times

      Brimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doin

      Trade Review
      Funny, wise and true -- Roddy Doyle

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