内容简介
Nowinpaperback-TheNewYorkTimesbestsellingnovelofrock'nroll,superfandom,andlove,bythebelovedauthorofAboutaBoyandHighFidelity.NickHornbyreturnstohisroots-musicandmessyrelationships-inthisfunnyandtouchingnewnovelwhichthoughtfullyandsympatheticallylooksathowlivescanbewastedbuthowtheyareneverbeyondredemption.AnnielivesinadulltownonEngland'sbleakeastcoastandisinarelationshipwithDuncanwhichmirrorstheplace;Tuckerwasonceabrilliantsongwriterandperformer,who'sgoneintoseclusioninruralAmerica-oratleastthat'swhathisfansthink.DuncanisobsessedwithTucker'swork,tothepointofderangement,andwhenAnniedarestogopubliconherdislikeofhislatestalbum,therearequiteunexpected,life-changingconsequencesforallthree.NickHornbyusesthisintriguingcanvastoexplorewhyitiswesooftenlettheearlypromiseofrelationships,ambitionandindeedlifeevaporate.Andhecomestosomesurprisinglyoptimisticconclusionsaboutthestruggletoliveuptoone'spromise.
作者简介
NickHornbyistheauthorofthenovelsSlam,ALongWayDown,HowtoBeGood,HighFidelity,andAboutaBoy,thememoirFeverPitch,Songbook,ThePolysyllabicSpree,thescreenplayAnEducation,andeditoroftheshortstorycollectionSpeakingwiththeAngel.