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Hlavní postavou zábavného románu britského bestselleristy je krásná a talentovaná Barbara Parkerová, která se po vítězství v soutěži Miss Blackpool 1964 rozhodne, že královnou krásy být nechce. Inspirovaná svým idolem, americkou herečkou Lucille Ballovou,…
'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,…
Annie and Duncan are a mid-thirties couple who have reached a fork in the road, realising their shared interest in the reclusive musician Tucker Crowe (in Duncan's case, an obsession rather than an interest) is not enough to hold them together any more.…
Funny Girl - the much-anticipated new novel by Nick Hornby, the million-copy bestselling author of About a Boy. Make them laugh, and they're yours forever... It's the swinging 60s and the nation is mesmerized by unlikely comedy star Sophie Straw, the…
Juliet, Naked is bestselling author Nick Hornby's moving, funny account of life's second chancesAnnie's put fifteen years into safe, slightly obsessive Duncan, and now she'd like her money back, please. It's time to move on. But she lives in Gooleness,…
'Hornby is the poet of the everyday' Observer The person you are with is just like you: same background, same age, same interests. The perfect match. And it is a disaster. Then, when and where you least expect it, you meet someone new. You seem to have…
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
Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather…
Annie lives in a dull town on England's bleak east coast and is in a relationship with Duncan which mirrors the place. Tucker was once a brilliant songwriter and performer, who's gone into seclusion in rural America - or at least that's what his fans…
In Nick Hornby's completely joyous and original new book two great figures share the stage. Charles Dickens and Prince. Two wildly different artists who caught fire and lit up the world in ways no others could. Where did their magic come from? How did…
Funny Girl - the latest novel from Nick Hornby, the million-copy bestselling author of About a Boy Make them laugh, and they're yours forever ...Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She only wants to make…
„Aby ste vedeli: ja nie som zlá. Som lekárka. Jedným z dôvodov, prečo som sa chcela stať lekárkou, bolo, že som si myslela, že budem robiť dobrú vec...
Dvanásťročný Marcus sa po rozchode rodičov odsťahuje s matkou do Londýna. Nové prostredie, nepríjemné skúsenosti s novými...
Silvestr na střeše věžáku Toppers’ House na severu Londýna, oblíbeném místě sebevrahů. Čtyři neznámí lidé mají zanedlouho zjistit, že skoncovat se životem naprosto není soukromá záležitost, jak si původně přestavovali... 10. dubna očekávejte premiéru…
Fotbalová horečka Fotbalová horečka se stala záhy po svém vydání v roce 1992 pro anglické fotbalové fanoušky kultovní knihou. A těm, kdo ještě nefandili, otevřel Hornby oči a poslal je do fronty na lístky. Ale nebyl by to Hornby, aby jeho kniha nebyla…
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER from the author of HIGH FIDELITY and ABOUT A BOY'Simply unputdownable' Guardian'Hilarious' Daily Telegraph'Highly entertaining' Sunday Times _________________Make them laugh, and they're yours forever . . .Barbara Parker…
Lucy 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. Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes…
Majiteľ hudobného obchodu a bývalý dídžej Rob je bežný tridsiatnik. Trocha patetický, občas hysterický, nemá vlohy ani ambície pre veľké veci. Zato jeho osudová láska Laura úspešne postupuje v kariére právničky. Po rozchode s ňou Rob ironicky bilancuje…