Funny Girl
Nick Hornby
Penguin Publishing Group
<b>From the bestselling author of <i>High Fidelity</i>, <i>About a Boy</i>, and <i>A Long Way Down</i> comes a highly anticipated new novel.</b><p> </p>Set in 1960's London, <i>Funny Girl </i>is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ing&eacute;nue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process.<br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i></br>