About a Boy

Nick Hornby's second bestselling novel is about sex, manliness and fatherhood. Will is thirty-six, comfortable and child-free. And he's discovered a brilliant new way of meeting women - through single-parent groups. Marcus is twelve and a little bitnerdish: he's got the kind of mother who made him listen to Joni Mitchell rather than Nirvana. Perhaps they can help each other out a little bit, and both can start to act their age. Cover......Page 1 PENGUIN BOOKS ABOUT A BOY......Page 2 ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 3 NICK HORNBY : About a Boy......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 one......Page 8 two......Page 10 three......Page 13 four......Page 16 five......Page 20 six......Page 23 seven......Page 26 eight......Page 29 nine......Page 34 ten......Page 37 eleven......Page 40 twelve......Page 44 thirteen......Page 48 fourteen......Page 53 fifteen......Page 57 sixteen......Page 62 seventeen......Page 68 eighteen......Page 73 nineteen......Page 79 twenty......Page 83 twenty-one......Page 87 twenty-two......Page 91 twenty-three......Page 95 twenty-four......Page 99 twenty-five......Page 103 twenty-six......Page 107 twenty-seven......Page 113 twenty-eight......Page 117 twenty-nine......Page 121 thirty......Page 125 thirty-one......Page 130 thirty-two......Page 135 thirty-three......Page 139 thirty-four......Page 144 thirty-five......Page 150 thirty-six......Page 153 "So, have you split up now?"