Publisher's Synopsis
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 livelyaccount ofthe adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation fromprovincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful andhumorous, 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."
