Tony Parsons — Man And Boy

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd 2000 Paperback, 352pp. A fabulously engaging novel, a Sunday Times number 1 bestseller, with over 1.2 million copies sold. Harry Silver has it all. A successful job in TV, a gorgeous wife, a lovely child. And in one moment of madness, he chucks it all away. Man and boy is the story of how he comes to terms with his life and achieves a degree of self-respect, bringing up his son alone and, gradually, learning what words like love and family really mean. Very well-written, pacy, funny and heart-breakingly moving. ‘parsons has written a sharp, witty and wise book straight from his heart. His characters are all nitty-gritty, bounce-off-the-page, real people; His dialogue is brilliant.’ Daily Mail. (ISBN: 9780006512134). Good.