Just Like You
Published on 15. April 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-241-98325-6 (ISBN)
Description
'A charming - and sharp - love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite' Sunday Telegraph
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Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues.
Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall.
On an average Saturday morning in a butcher's shop in North London, Lucy and Joseph meet on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, with a past she is trying to forget; he is an aspiring DJ with a wide-open future that maybe needs to start becoming more focused. Lucy and Joseph are opposites in almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground?
Nick Hornby's brilliantly observed, tender and brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall headlong in love with the best possible person - someone who may not be just like you at all.
Sunday Times Bestseller March 2023
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'Truly funny . . . immensely readable, sharp-eyed and at times hilarious' Guardian
'Comedy for our times' Sunday Times
'Sparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing' Daily Mail
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Lucy married just the sort of man you might expect: a university graduate who runs his own business. Unfortunately he turned out to have serious dependency issues.
Joseph is shaking off the memory of his last date, a girl who ticked all the right boxes and also drove him up the wall.
On an average Saturday morning in a butcher's shop in North London, Lucy and Joseph meet on opposite sides of the counter. She is a teacher and mother of two, with a past she is trying to forget; he is an aspiring DJ with a wide-open future that maybe needs to start becoming more focused. Lucy and Joseph are opposites in almost all ways. Can something life-changing grow from uncommon ground?
Nick Hornby's brilliantly observed, tender and brutally funny new novel gets to the heart of what it means to fall headlong in love with the best possible person - someone who may not be just like you at all.
Sunday Times Bestseller March 2023
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'Truly funny . . . immensely readable, sharp-eyed and at times hilarious' Guardian
'Comedy for our times' Sunday Times
'Sparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing' Daily Mail
Reviews / Votes
Unmistakably of-the-moment. Sharp, charming and upbeat * Mail on Sunday * Well-told, thoughtful, tender and occasionally devastatingly funny love story * Scotsman * A charming - and sharp - love story about what it means to fall for someone who is your polar opposite * Sunday Telegraph * Frequently funny, consistently engaging ... it has great warmth in its heart * Observer * Hornby's hilarious and heart-wrenching new novel explores what it means to be somebody's perfect match, and why this notion of perfect compatibility is an absolute disaster when it comes to love * Woman and Home, Best Books to Look Forward to this Summer * The capable crackle of his dialogue - honed by a string of successful screenwriting projects - propels the domestic drama forward at an easy pace, particularly effective in the voices of the children * Financial Times * The novel explores division and racism and has its share of sharp observations that help illuminate what it means to fall headlong in love with someone who is nothing like you at all * Independent * Nick Hornby writes so well about his characters . . . his most enjoyable book for some years * Sunday Express * Hornby has always been a first-rate storyteller and Just Like You - just perfectly put together - sparkles with tip-top dialogue and pin-sharp comic timing * Daily Mail * Truly funny . . . the novel gallops straight into something that is immensely readable, sharp-eyed and at times hilarious * Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-98325-6 (9780241983256)
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Additional editions
Nick Hornby
Just Like You
Two opposites fall unexpectedly in love in this pin-sharp, brilliantly funny book from the bestselling author of About a Boy
E-Book
09/2020
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
Nick Hornby is the bestselling author of nine novels, including High Fidelity, About a Boy, and Just Like You, as well as several works of nonfiction including Fever Pitch. His books have sold over 3.5 million copies in the UK, and many have been turned into successful films and TV series. He has been Oscar-nominated twice for his screenplays, and his TV work has won three Emmys. His work has been translated into more than 40 languages. He lives in London.