452 pages
English language
Published 2015
"From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process."--
"From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process."--
Not the most dramatic Nick Hornby story, but it was an interesting world to be immersed in. Especially since we've been watching some BBC series lately. And this is about mid-60s TV comedy at the BBC.
Not the most dramatic Nick Hornby story, but it was an interesting world to be immersed in. Especially since we've been watching some BBC series lately. And this is about mid-60s TV comedy at the BBC.
