About a Boy

Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook edition of About a Boy by Nick Hornby, read by Stephen Mangan.Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. 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 bit nerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and both can start to act their age.

THE MILLION COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT BECAME AN ACCLAIMED FILM STARRING HUGH GRANT AND NICOLAS HOULT 'A very entertaining and endearing read' The Times ___________________ Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad's Christmas song, he's rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it. But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship starts to bloom. Can this odd duo teach each another how to finally act their age? Hugely funny and equally heartfelt, Nick Hornby's classic proves you're never too old to grow up. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Mike Gayle. ___________________ 'A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping' Marie Claire 'About the awful, hilarious, embarrassing places where children and adults meet, and Hornby has captured it with delightful precision' Irish Times 'It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets' Literary Review

About a Boy is Nick Hornby's comic and heart-warming million-copy bestseller 'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! 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 (and grateful) mothers, all hoping to meet a Nice Guy. Which is how Will meets Marcus, the oldest twelve-year-old on the planet. Marcus is a bit strange: he listens to Joni Mitchell and Mozart, looks after his mum and has never owned a pair of trainers. But Marcus latches on to Will - and won't let go. Can Will teach Marcus how to grow up cool? And can Marcus help Will just to grow up? This astonishing novel, now a modern classic, was adapted for the acclaimed 2002 film About A Boy , starring Hugh Grant and Nicholas Hoult. Fans of One Day by David Nicholls and Any Human Heart by William Boyd will devour this book, as will lovers of fiction everywhere. 'A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping' Marie Claire 'About the awful, hilarious, embarrassing places where children and adults meet, and Hornby has captured it with delightful precision' Irish Times 'It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets' Literary Review

THE MILLION COPY NO. 1 BESTSELLER THAT BECAME AN ACCLAIMED FILM STARRING HUGH GRANT AND NICOLAS HOULT 'A very entertaining and endearing read' The Times ___________________ Thirty-six-year-old Londoner Will loves his life. Living carefree off the royalties of his dad's Christmas song, he's rich, unattached and has zero responsibilities - just the way he likes it. But when Will meets Marcus, an awkward twelve-year-old who listens to Joni Mitchell and accidentally kills ducks with loaves of bread, an unlikely friendship starts to bloom. Can this odd duo teach each another how to finally act their age? Hugely funny and equally heartfelt, Nick Hornby's classic proves you're never too old to grow up. Perfect for fans of David Nicholls and Mike Gayle. ___________________ 'A stunner of a novel. Utterly read-in-one-day, forget-where-you-are-on-the-tube-gripping' Marie Claire 'About the awful, hilarious, embarrassing places where children and adults meet, and Hornby has captured it with delightful precision' Irish Times 'It takes a writer with real talent to make this work, and Hornby has it - in buckets' Literary Review

Will ist 36, führt sich aber auf wie ein Teenager. Single und kinderlos, fühlt er sich "echt cool": er liest die entsprechendenZeitschriften, besucht einschlägige Clubs und tummelt sich mit Vorliebe auf Treffen allein erziehender Eltern, wo es nur so wimmelt von bereitwilligen Müttern, die auf so einen `Mr Nice Guy¿ nur gewartet haben. Dort trifft er auf Marcus, den ältesten 12-Jährigen, den man sich nur vorstellen kann; z.B. hört er Mozart und kümmert sich um seine Mutter. - Vielleicht kann ja Will Marcus lehren ein Kind zu sein und umgekehrt Marcus Will beim Erwachsenwerden behilflich sein, so dass beide in der Lage sind, mit ihrem Alter zurechtzukommen. Abiturempfehlung zu den Themenbereichen Changing role of men and women, Family, Film, Growing up und Love and friendship

Will ist 36, führt sich aber auf wie ein Teenager. Single und kinderlos, fühlt er sich "echt cool": er liest die entsprechendenZeitschriften, besucht einschlägige Clubs und tummelt sich mit Vorliebe auf Treffen allein erziehender Eltern, wo es nur so wimmelt von bereitwilligen Müttern, die auf so einen `Mr Nice Guy¿ nur gewartet haben. Dort trifft er auf Marcus, den ältesten 12-Jährigen, den man sich nur vorstellen kann; z.B. hört er Mozart und kümmert sich um seine Mutter. - Vielleicht kann ja Will Marcus lehren ein Kind zu sein und umgekehrt Marcus Will beim Erwachsenwerden behilflich sein, so dass beide in der Lage sind, mit ihrem Alter zurechtzukommen. Abiturempfehlung zu den Themenbereichen Changing role of men and women, Family, Film, Growing up und Love and friendship