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So does page after page of perfectly timed and delivered humor, the subtle and understated kind, that starts with the first line. As befits a novel about a popular sitcom, this novel packs in lots of laughs, but its also got more heft than mr. Funny girl in libraries worldcat catalog this article about a european novel is a stub. Nov 06, 2014 funny girl is the sixth fulllength novel by british author, nick hornby.
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In funny girl, nick hornby uses the story of a reluctant beauty queen from blackpool as the hook for a rambunctious cultural history of british television comedy 50 years ago. Nick hornby is the author of seven other bestselling novels, including high fidelity. And it would make a great movie as long as they dont get a skinny actor to play sophie what a disappointment that would be. From the bestselling author of high fidelity, about a boy, and a long way down comes a highly anticipated new novel set in 1960s london, funny girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young sophie straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. He has also edited two anthologies, my favourite year and speaking with the angel. As befits a novel about a popular sitcom, this novel packs in lots of laughs, but its also got. Our reasons for reading may be different, but the results were the same. Journalist and bestselling novelist nick hornby is best known for his portraits of dysfunctional peter pans clueless postmodern males in various stages of arrested development who discover, often to their chagrin, that growing up is a process involving far more than the passage of time. For 16yearold sam, life is about to get extremely complicated. Pdf from high fidelity 1995 to funny girl 2014 or what makes. Set in 1960s london, funny girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young sophie straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters.
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