Man and Boy (novel)
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Man and Boy | |
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Author | Tony Parsons |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Romance novel |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Publication date | 1999 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 356 pp (first edition, hardback) |
ISBN | ISBN 9955086459 (first edition, hardback) |
Followed by | Man and Wife |
Man and Boy - novel, written by Tony Parsons in London, England. It won 2001 British Book of the Year award.
[edit] Plot introduction
The book concerns Harry Silver, a successful television producer on the eve of his 30th birthday. He is happily married, has a four-year-old son and drives a convertible sportscar. Then he spends the night with a colleague from work and his life falls apart; his wife leaves him and emigrates to Japan, he loses his job and he has to cope with being a single-parent...