{"product_id":"just-like-you-9780241983256","title":"Just Like You","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A charming - and sharp - love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_______________________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn an average Saturday morning in a butcher''s shop in North London, Lucy and Joseph meet on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, with a past she is trying to forget; he is an aspiring DJ with a wide-open future that maybe needs to start becoming more focused. Lucy and Joseph are opposites in almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Hornby''s brilliantly observed, tender and brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall headlong in love with the best possible person - someone who may not be just like you at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller March 2023 \u003cbr\u003e_____________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Truly funny . . . immensely readable, sharp-eyed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eand at times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ehilarious'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Comedy for our times'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''S\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnmistakably of-the-moment. Sharp, charming and upbeat\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWell-told, thoughtful, tender \u003c\/b\u003eand occasionally \u003cb\u003edevastatingly funny \u003c\/b\u003elove story * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA charming - and sharp - love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrequently funny, consistently engaging ... it has great warmth in its heart\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eHornby's \u003cb\u003ehilarious and heart-wrenching\u003c\/b\u003e new novel explores what it means to be somebody's perfect match, and why this notion of perfect compatibility is an absolute disaster when it comes to love\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * Woman and Home, Best Books to Look Forward to this Summer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe capable crackle of his dialogue\u003c\/b\u003e - honed by a string of successful screenwriting projects - propels the domestic drama forward at an easy pace, particularly effective in the voices of the children * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eThe novel explores division and racism and has its share of sharp observations that help illuminate what it means to fall headlong in love with someone who is nothing like you at all * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eNick Hornby writes so well about his characters . . . \u003cb\u003ehis most enjoyable book for some years\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eHornby has always been\u003cb\u003e a first-rate storyteller \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Just Like You\u003c\/i\u003e - just perfectly put together - \u003cb\u003esparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruly funny\u003c\/b\u003e . . . the novel gallops straight into something that is\u003cb\u003e immensely readable, sharp-eyed \u003c\/b\u003eand at times \u003cb\u003ehilarious\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brilliant read full of his trademark wit and ability to get to the heart of human nature\u003c\/b\u003e * The Sun *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eComedy for our times\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eExcellent * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTender and timely\u003c\/b\u003e * Good Housekeeping *\u003cbr\u003eSet in 2016 against the strident backdrop of the Brexit vote, \u003cb\u003eNick Hornby's warmhearted comedy chronicles the love story between a middle-aged white woman and a young black man,\u003c\/b\u003e suggesting that \u003cb\u003edifference needn't always be divisive: sometimes it can bring us together\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eHornby's prose is \u003cb\u003eartful and effortless\u003c\/b\u003e, his \u003cb\u003espiky wit as razored as a number-two cut\u003c\/b\u003e * Independent *\u003cbr\u003eHornby writes with a \u003cb\u003efunny, fresh voice which skewers male and female foibles with hilarious accuracy\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e fine writer, swift and pointed,\u003c\/b\u003e with a lighter, more mischievous heart than he lets on, and more sympathy for the devil than he admits to * New York Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDares\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e to be witty, intelligent \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eemotionally generous at once\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48733428744535,"sku":"9780241983256","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241983256.jpg?v=1720000041","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/just-like-you-9780241983256","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}