About a Boy

Kinder sind so ungefähr das letzte, was sich Will Freeman, 36 Jahre alt und überzeugter Single, wünscht. Er lebt bequem von den Tantiemen eines Weihnachtsliedes, das sein Vater 1938 komponiert hat. Eines Tages führt ihn das Schicksal mit dem 12jährigen Marcus zusammen, der gerade ziemliche Probleme hat und unter der Trennung seiner Eltern leidet. Ein humorvoller Roman über Singles, Väter, Mütter und Kinder.

Zusatztext Will is 36 and doesn't really want children. But then he comes across 12-year-oldMarcus. Marcus is weird - under the influence of his mother! he prefersJoni Mitchell to Nirvana. But Marcus is also sharp for his age and knowssomething about Will that he can definitely use... Informationen zum Autor 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 . Klappentext Nick Hornby is the author of six bestselling novels: High Fidelity ; About a Boy ; How to be Good ; A Long Way Down ; Juliet, Naked ; and Funny Girl ; as well as a novel for young adults, Slam . His non-fiction includes Fever Pitch , 31 Songs , The Complete Polysyllabic Spree and Stuff I've Been Reading . He has written numerous screenplays including the Oscar-nominated An Education and Brooklyn . Zusammenfassung At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's 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.

Autorentext

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.

Klappentext

Nick Hornby is the author of six bestselling novels: High Fidelity; About a Boy; How to be Good; A Long Way Down; Juliet, Naked; and Funny Girl; as well as a novel for young adults, Slam. His non-fiction includes Fever Pitch, 31 Songs, The Complete Polysyllabic Spree and Stuff I've Been Reading. He has written numerous screenplays including the Oscar-nominated An Education and Brooklyn.

Zusammenfassung
At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single, child-free, goes to the right clubs and knows which trainers to wear. He's 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.