{"product_id":"fever-pitch-nick-hornby","title":"Fever Pitch; Nick Hornby","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item-excerpt trunc\" data-height=\"230\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'I fell in love with football as I was later to fall in love with women: suddenly, inexplicably, uncritically, giving no thought to the pain or disruption it would bring. . . '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself. For Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, winner of the William Hill Sports book of the Year, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doing so, what it means to be a man. It sits side the very finest football classics of the last twenty five years, from The Damned United by David Peace to A Life Too Short by Ronald Reng, but it is ultimately a book that defies categorization and can be enjoyed by all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. . . inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Jim White, Independent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Funny, wise and true' Roddy Doyle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations. Furthermore, he writes beautifully. A damn good read. Buy it' Tom Humphries, Irish Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNick Hornby has captivated readers and achieved widespread critical acclaim for his comic, well-observed novels About a Boy, High Fidelity, How to be Good, A Long Way Down (shortlisted for the Whitbread Award), Slam and Juliet, Naked. His two additional works of non-fiction, 31 Songs (shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award) and The Complete Polysyllabic Spree are also available from Penguin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"The Secret Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32025650167878,"sku":"1113","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/8921\/4278\/products\/FeverPitch_NickHornby.jpg?v=1596117592","url":"https:\/\/www.thesecretbookstore.live\/products\/fever-pitch-nick-hornby","provider":"The Secret Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}