About a Boy: Film tie-in by Nick Hornby (English) Paperback Book

Description: About a Boy by Nick Hornby At thirty-six, hes as hip as a teenager. Hes single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. Hes also found a great way to score with women: attend single parents groups full of available mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy. Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Will is a rich, child-free and irresponsible Londoner in his thirties who, in his search for available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single parent meetings. As a result of one of his liaisons he meets Marcus, a strange 12-year-old boy with problems at school. Gradually, Will and Marcus become friends and, as Will teaches Marcus how to be a cool kid, Marcus helps Will to finally grow up. Notes A tie-in with the film version of "About a Boy" starring Hugh Grant, Toni Collette and Rachel Weis, on nationwide release from 26th April 2002. Author Biography 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. Promotional A tie-in with the film version of "About a Boy" starring Hugh Grant, Toni Collette and Rachel Weis, on nationwide release from 26th April 2002. Kirkus UK Review Hornby displays his knack of turning a superficially slight tale into something more meaningful. About a Boy is actually about two boys: Will Freeman, 36 years old going on 18, leads a hedonistic lifestyle, funded by a Christmas hit written by his father in the 1930s; and Marcus is a confused 12-year-old, brought to London by his depressed bohemian mother. The two find each other when the childless Will, testing out a new way of meeting women, joins SPAT, a single parents group. Marcus has a lot of problems - a suicidal mother, an uncool haircut, and he doesnt know who Kurt Cobain is. Because hes different, he is bullied at school and Will, who understands these things, is able to help the mature but introverted Marcus come out of himself and learn to enjoy being a boy. Hornby writes movingly about the major and minor problems of living a decent, humane life in 1990s Britain. (Kirkus UK) Details ISBN0141007338 Author Nick Hornby Pages 288 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2002 ISBN-10 0141007338 ISBN-13 9780141007335 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 823.914 Birth 1927 Media Book Edition 1st Short Title ABT A BOY Language English Residence London, ENK Subtitle Film tie-in Publication Date 2002-04-04 Series Tie-in UK Release Date 2002-04-04 AU Release Date 2002-04-04 NZ Release Date 2002-04-04 Narrator Matthew Beard Illustrator Aleksandar Sotirovski Affiliation Lecturer, University of Fort Hare Position Professor Qualifications J.D. Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:1081730;

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