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‘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
ASIN : B002RI97K2
Publisher : Penguin; Media tie-in edition (5 May 2005)
Language : English
File size : 3509 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 276 pages
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Price:£2.99
(as of Oct 08, 2024 07:38:21 UTC – Details)
‘Extremely funny . . . and wise’ Sunday Times
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
__________________________
‘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.
__________________________
‘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
ASIN : B002RI97K2
Publisher : Penguin; Media tie-in edition (5 May 2005)
Language : English
File size : 3509 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 276 pages
