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Funny Girl

By: Nick Hornby
Narrated by: Emma Fielding
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Penguin presents the unabridged, downloadable audiobook edition of Funny Girl, the new novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby, read by Emma Fielding.

Funny Girl is the story of a popular 1960s tv comedy series. The writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, who each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, who loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, who feels he's destined for better things. And most of all Sophie Straw, once Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool 1964, who's changed her name and abandoned her old life because she just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy fame.

Nick Hornby's new novel is about popular culture, youth and old age, fame, class and teamwork. It offers a wonderfully captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and creativity, and of a period when both were suddenly allowed to flourish.

©2014 Nick Hornby (P)2014 Penguin Audio Literature & Fiction

Critic reviews

"Simply unputdownable." (Guardian)

"Hilarious." (Daily Telegraph)

"Warm, funny, touching...winningly perceptive about human relationships and changing social trends." (Daily Telegraph)

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Not the best Hornby but still a good listen. Rather enjoyed the readers performance. Good language as always from Hornby

An ok entertainment

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I don't know if it's because it's the first audio book I've listened to, or some other reason, but I really couldn't get into the story as much as with every other Nick Hornby book I've read. I saw it through to the end, but have to admit I tuned out at times and struggled to get to the end. Having said that, I wouldn't discourage anyone from reading or listening to it, it just wasn't my cup of tea on this occasion.

A bit disappointed

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