Will, who is responsibility free at thirty six and living off the proceeds of his father’s career at thirty six, is pretending to be the father of a two year old boy so he can date the women of a single parent’s support group without commitment. Marcus is a 12 year old boy in desperate need of a good friend and mentor as his life is unraveling both at school and at home with single mom Fiona. About a Boy becomes the story of Will and Marcus as they become unlikely friends and bumble their way to maturity.
Nick Hornby appeared on the British literary scene in 1992 with the publication of his imaginative and moving memoir Fever Pitch, an account of his years as a fanatic supporter of the Arsenal Football...
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The two characters in question are Marcus, who is twelve years old, but does not behave
as one would expect a boy of his age to, and Will, who is thirty-six years old, and at the
time of meeting Mar...
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The book " About a boy" is written by Nick Hornby. The film "About a boy" based on the book, is created among others, by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro. Nick Hornby also had a lot of influence in...
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Nick Hornby
