Man and Boy (novel)
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Author | Tony Parsons |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Romance novel |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Publication date | 1999 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 356 pp |
ISBN | 9955-08-645-9 |
Followed by | Man and Wife |
Man and Boy is a novel by Tony Parsons. It was awarded the 2001 British Book of the Year award.
Plot introduction
Harry Silver is a successful television producer about to turn 30. He is happily married, has a four-year-old son and drives a convertible sports car. 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... While coping with the stress of being a single parent, he meets another woman at a coffee shop, a woman whom he has already met with her child, then they apart Harry finds a new job and eventually moves on with his life.
TV Adaptation
A BBC One adaptation of the book was aired in 2002 starring Ioan Gruffudd and Elizabeth Mitchell.
Sequels
In 2003 a sequel was released, Man and Wife, followed in 2010 by Men From the Boys to complete the trilogy.