\'An exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life\'s missed opportunities\' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter. .. .
But how can he escape his failure, especially when it\'s the most famous film series in the world? Foenkinos\'s smash-hit Second Best is a playful, poignant story about fate, loss and how the lives we wish we\'d led might not be all they\'re cracked up to be .
A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life.
In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime.
Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher\'s Stone .
Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty.
It\'s 1999. \'An exquisitely bittersweet comedy of life\'s missed opportunities\' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter
