{"id":3689,"date":"2015-04-02T11:25:09","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T07:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/?p=3689"},"modified":"2015-04-16T10:06:17","modified_gmt":"2015-04-16T06:06:17","slug":"book-of-the-week-nick-hornby-collection-boxed-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishbookgeorgia.com\/blogebg\/book-of-the-week-nick-hornby-collection-boxed-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Book of the Week: Nick Hornby Collection Boxed Set"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Arguably Britain\u0092s most insightful and observant writer of contemporary fiction working today, Nick Hornby is responsible for such classics as\u00a0About a Boy, Fever Pitch<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0High Fidelity<\/em>. Now his fans can enjoy all three, not to mention the equally excellent novels\u00a0Juliet Naked, How to be Good<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0A Long Way Down<\/em>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the perfect six book set for those who are new to the bitingly funny and decidedly moving style of Hornby, this collection could be recommended to Mom, Dad and teenagers alike, such is the writer\u0092s wonderfully accessible style.<\/p>\n

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Titles included in this set are:
\n1.\u00a0High Fidelity<\/em><\/strong>
\n2.\u00a0How to be Good<\/strong><\/em>
\n3.\u00a0Juliet Naked<\/strong><\/em>
\n4.\u00a0Fever Pitch<\/strong><\/em>
\n5.\u00a0A Long Way Down<\/strong><\/em>
\n6.\u00a0About a Boy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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A Long Way Down<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?\u2019 For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer\u2019s pretty simple: he has, in his own words, \u2018pissed his life away\u2019. And on New Year\u2019s Eve, he\u2019s going to end it all \u2026 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\u2019s private party. They\u2019ve stolen his idea \u2013 but brought their own reasons. Yet it\u2019s hard to jump when you\u2019ve got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices of cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?<\/p>\n

About a Boy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

When you\u2019re 36, going on 18, life is about being hip, being cool, and embracing all that Mothercare has to offer\u2026 Nick Hornby\u2019s best-selling novel is now a phenomenally successful film starring Hugh Grant, from the makers of Four Weddings & A Funeral, Notting Hill and Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary. Starring: Hugh Grant (Bridget Jones\u2019s Diary) Toni Collette (Muriel\u2019s Wedding) Rachel Weisz (The Mummy Returns) and Nicholas Hoult as Marcus.<\/p>\n

High Fidelity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of\u00a0Cheers<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it\u2019s just that he\u2019s always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.<\/p>\n

Buy the Boxed Set<\/a>\n

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