A Long Way Down :the international bestseller
A Long Way Down :the international bestseller
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20 February, 0103
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Description
'Extremely funny . . . and wise' Sunday Times
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
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'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?'
For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.
Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?
Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, A Long Way Down is a darkly hilarious and moving novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby.
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'Hornby's best yet' Literary Review
'Impossible to put down' Ruth Rendell, Guardian
'Some of the finest writing I've ever had the pleasure of reading' Johnny Depp
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241969953 |
| ISBN10 | 0241969956 |
| Number Of Pages | 272 |
| Item Weight | 198 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 197 x 18 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
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Impossible to put down . . . enthralling * Guardian *
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Author's Bio
NICK HORNBY is the bestselling author of eight novels, including Just Like You, High Fidelity and About a Boy, and several works of nonfiction including Fever Pitch. He has also written numerous award-winning screenplays for film and television including Brooklyn, Wild and, most recently, State of the Union.