| A Long Way Down Contributor(s): Hornby, Nick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594633568 ISBN-13: 9781594633560 Publisher: Riverhead Books OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Humorous - Black Humor - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Holiday - New Year's - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 103440 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 14.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A wise, affecting novel from the beloved, award-winning author of Funny Girl, High Fidelity, and About A Boy. New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. A Long Way Down is now a major motion picture from Magnolia Pictures starring Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul, and Imogen Poots. Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen. Four people who come together on New Year's Eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother. Three are British, one is American. They encounter one another on the roof of Topper's House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives. In four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances. Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life. |