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About a Boy by Hornby, Nick is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is About a Boy about?

Amazon.com Review Will Lightman is a Peter Pan for the 1990s. At 36, the terminally hip North Londoner is unmarried, hyper-concerned with his coolness quotient, and blithely living off his father's novelty-song royalties. Will sees himself as entirely lacking in hidden depths--and he's proud of it! The only trouble is, his friends are succumbing to responsibilities and children, and he's increasingly left out in the cold. How can someone brilliantly equipped for meaningless relationships ensure that he'll continue to meet beautiful Julie Christie-like women and ensure that they'll throw him over before things get too profound? A brief encounter with a single mother sets Will off on his new career, that of ''serial nice guy.'' As far as he's concerned--and remember, concern isn't his strong suit--he's the perfect catch for the young mother on the go. After an interlude of sexual bliss, she'll realize that her child isn't ready for a man in their life and Will can ride off into the Highgate sunset, where more damsels apparently await. The only catch is that the best way to meet these women is at single-parent get-togethers. In one of Nick Hornby's many hilarious (and embarrassing)

Who reads About a Boy?

Author

Hornby, Nick

Publisher

Penguin

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781573220873

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Humor

Rating

3.79 / 5 (394 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14