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Funny Girl

By: Nick Hornby
Narrated by: Emma Fielding
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Funny Girl, the new novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby, read by Emma Fielding.

Funny Girl is the story of a popular 1960s tv comedy series. The writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, who each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, who loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, who feels he's destined for better things. And most of all Sophie Straw, once Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool 1964, who's changed her name and abandoned her old life because she just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy fame.

Nick Hornby's new novel is about popular culture, youth and old age, fame, class and teamwork. It offers a wonderfully captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and creativity, and of a period when both were suddenly allowed to flourish.

©2014 Nick Hornby (P)2014 Penguin Audio Literature & Fiction Comedy Funny

Critic Reviews

"Simply unputdownable." (Guardian)

"Hilarious." (Daily Telegraph)

"Warm, funny, touching...winningly perceptive about human relationships and changing social trends." (Daily Telegraph)

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One of the most engaging audio books I've listened too. Great characters, funny, moving and thoughtful.

Excellent

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Well written and narrated . Prepare to be entertained . Nostalgic look at the 60s with colourful characters. Looking for more Hornsby books .

Excellent

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the book was a meandering tale where not much happened. maybe it's just the wrong book for me. i was glad when it ended as it's exhausting waiting for a story to get better and when it doesn't its better to lay it to rest.
i like Nick Hornby stories generally and I'm sorry to say that i couldn't write something more positive.
good luck with the next book

not that funny

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