Nick Hornby Funny : Now The Major TV Series Funny Woman Starring Gemma

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER SOON TO BE A TV SERIES STARRING GEMMA ARTERTON AND RUPERT EVERETTSimply unputdownable GuardianHilarious Daily TelegraphHighly entertaining Sunday Times Make them laugh, and theyre yours forever . . .Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesnt want to be a beauty queen. She wants to make people laugh. So she leaves her hometown behind, takes herself to London, and overnight she becomes the lead in a new BBC comedy, Sophie Straw charming, gorgeous, destined to win the nations hearts. Funny Girl is the story of a smashhit TV show and the people behind the scenes. But when life starts imitating art, they all face a choice. How long can they keep going before its time to change the channel? Warm, funny, touching . . . winningly perceptive about human relationships and changing social trends Daily TelegraphLike all Hornbys best work, it is both hugely enjoyable and deceptively artful SpectatorA beguiling, thoroughly enjoyable read Sunday TimesHugely enjoyable Sunday MirrorResolutely, winningly lighthearted ObserverHornbys sunniest novel Metro | Nick Hornby Funny : Now The Major TV Series Funny Woman Starring Gemma