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Description

The exhilarating New York Times bestseller from the author of High Fidelity , About a Boy , and How to Be Good .

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Cast of Characters

  • Martin Sharp: A former TV talk-show host. British.
  • Cindy: Martin's ex-wife.
  • JJ: An American muscian. Described by Martin as "a tall, good-looking, long-haired man."
  • Jess: A teenage girl. British.
  • Maureen: Mother to a sick boy named Matty. British.

Memorable Quotes

  • “The trouble with my generation is that we all think we're fucking geniuses. Making something isn't good enough for us, and neither is selling something, or teaching something, or even just doing something; we have to be something.”
    JJ

First Sentence

Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?

Authors & Contributors

  1. Nick Hornby (Author)
 

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