A brilliant novel about a woman determined to make a name for herself as a sitcom star in 1960\'s London from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince , High Fidelity and About a Boy Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters.
Insightful and humorous, Funny Girl does what Nick Hornby does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are Funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process..
A brilliant novel about a woman determined to make a name for herself as a sitcom star in 1960\'s London from the bestselling author of Dickens and Prince , High Fidelity and About a Boy Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters
