When Laura dumps Rob (on the very first page) he is aggrieved and exhilarated, 35 and petrified. Trying to work out what went wrong, obsessed with music, and running an ailing record shop, he sets out on the road to self-discovery. This is the first novel from the author of "Fever Pitch".
Awards
Winner of Writers' Guild Award 1995.
Author description
Nick Hornby was born in 1957 and worked as a teacher before becoming a full time writer. He lives in north London.
