HE HAD TO FACE THE TOUGHEST JOB OF HIS LIFE. AND HE NEVER ONCE THOUGHT HE'D BE ON HIS OWN. Harry had it all: a beautiful wife, an adorable four-year-old son, and a high-paying media job. But on the eve of his thirtieth birthday, with one irresponsible act, he threw it all away. Suddenly he finds himself an unemployed single father trying to figure out how to wash his son's hair the way Mommy did and whether green spaghetti is proper breakfast food. This brilliantly engaging novel will tug at your heart as Harry learns to become a father to his son and a son to his aging father, takes stabs at finding new love, and makes the hardest decision of his life.
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"USA Today" Set your other books aside for a day or two and read straight through "Man and Boy."
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Tony Parsons, who had just turned twenty-nine when he was granted custody of his four-year-old son, is one of the most well-known writers in England. Man and Boy, his first novel, has sold nearly one million copies worldwide. He lives in London.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Having finished this book I was left with mixed feelings. Whilst it started promisingly enough, the development of some of the characters seemed to stall a little midway through. I was left slightly confused by the actions of Gina, who claimed to be so opposed to any infidelity that she willingly threw away an apparently happy 7 year marriage, yet still felt comfortable in getting involved with a married man. I would also have expected Harry to fight a little harder to save his marriage than he actually did and the time scale in whih everything happened (just over 6 months) seemed unrealistically fast. However I still found this book to be funny, endearing and very very touching. The high point was most definitely Harry's relationship with his Father which was beautifully written and had me in floods of tears far more times that the 4 promised by a reviewer on the jacket. I've always thought of Tony Parsons as a somewhat cynical writer, so this aspect of the story came as a very pleasant surprise.
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I am a great fan of tony parsons - hence the more reason why i was terribly disappointed with the book - despite what others say i was more likely to laugh (or cry) witnessing the political angst of the teletubbies than reading this story of father losing wife, is unable to cope with job and son, loses job, boy has minor accident whilst father is mildly involved with other woman, father and son find themselves.....(fell asleep at this point).... HAven't we heard it all before?
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It is always surprising when someone you consider to be bright and having lived an interesting life produces such sentimental nonsense. The book offers no insights into the subject; a family break up. The characters generate no strong feelings and by the end, I was glad to be shot of them.
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I got this book from a friend of mine. I wasn't expecting anything after seeing quite a few negative reviews and rating here, but it turned out to be really good. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Serena Liu
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Absolute Drivel
An important subject for any single parent family, unfortunately treated in a banal and pointless fashion. Read more
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I am glad I read this book as I don't read modern fiction usually and now I realise I am not necessarily missing much. Read more
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i cried!
Touched my heart strings. A man made a very stupid mistake and tried to rectify his marriage, failing! Read more
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I purchased this 'bestseller' after reading some of the rave reviews. It sat on my bookshelf for about six months whilst I finished other books, then I tucked in expectantly... Read more
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This is a great book with a good story i eally enjoyed it nice plot on the whole it was a really good buy.
Published 12 months ago by Mr. Alan P. Gibson
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Superficial connections between characters
Slightly mixed feelings about this novel. Most of the connections between characters are a bit superficial. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Melvin
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great read
I have read this book about ten years ago when i was in college. I remember reading it on the bus home and i was so into reading that i have missed my bus stop. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Agnieszka Moczadlo
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Not for me...
I quite liked this book, but it really annoyed me. Every other page is either filled with "the pieces of our broken little family," Cyd's "wide-set brown eyes" or the fact that Pat... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sophie Cross
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Contradictory Storyline (spoilers)
I am coming to the end of Man and Boy and wanted to put down my thoughts so far.
The plot centres around a guy called Harry who is married to Gina. Read more
The plot centres around a guy called Harry who is married to Gina. Read more
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