A brilliant novel from the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down.

Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ing nue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, 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.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Hornby, Nick
ISBN: 9781101983355
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.00 x 1.30
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Year: 2016

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Another gem from Nick Hornby

cww c. - 5 years 9 months ago

Mid-1960s London, behind the scenes of a BBC comedy series. Clever, funny, well written. Very entertaining, it pulled me right through. #SUMMERREADING
Funny Girl is all about the characters.

Kristen B. - 6 years 3 months ago

In the 1960s, Barbara has always loved making people laugh and she decides that she wants to do it on a much larger scale on television just like her icon Lucille Ball. She makes her way to London and works as a sales girl at a mall before landing a leading role in a new comedy show on BBC. Thus begins Barbara's fame. Funny Girl is a very unique story that will not disappoint fellow Nick Hornby lovers. Hornby is a master at character development and Funny Girl is no exception. The depth of character that Barbara has throughout the whole novel and who she becomes through her different dealings within show business is entirely believable. I especially loved reading about the different relationships behind a TV show between the writers, producers, actors, etc. Funny Girl manages to give depth to both the story on the page and a fictional TV show.
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Another Hornby Hit

Abigail S. - 8 years 2 months ago

Hornby has created another novel full of charm and wit this time set in swinging 60s London. Our Funny Girl, Sophie Straw (formerly known as Barbara before the stage name), moves from provincial beauty pageant winner to a bonafide British Lucille Ball in the blink of an eye with beauty and charisma to spare. Her gang of supporting characters are all outsiders in some way like herself - a talented team of comedy writers, a lovestruck producer and an arrogant co-star. This novel about making it big on the small screen is eminently readable and very, very hard to put down. Diehard Hornby fans will not be disappointed and newbies to his writing will quickly seek out his older work.
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Another gem from Nick Hornby

Funny Girl is all about the characters.

Another Hornby Hit