Slam - Nick Hornby

Slam

By: Nick Hornby

Paperback | 26 March 2014 | Edition Number 1

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THE HILARIOUS COMING-OF-AGE NOVEL FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ABOUT A BOY

'Touching, very funny' Guardian
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'There was this time when everything seemed to have come together. And so obviously it was time to go and screw it all up.'

Sam is sixteen and a skater. Just so there are no terrible misunderstandings: skating = skateboarding. There's no ice. Life is ticking along nicely for Sam; his Mum's got rid of her rubbish boyfriend, he's thinking about college and he's met someone. Alicia.

Then a little accident happens. One with big consequences for someone just finding his way in life. Sam can't run (let alone skate) away from this one. He's a boy facing a man's problems and the question is - has he got what it takes to confront them?

Slam, from the acclaimed author of About a Boy and High Fidelity is a teenage novel about a boy who has to grow up in big, big hurry. It is The Catcher in the Rye for the 21st century.

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'Very funny...very real' Daily Telegraph

'Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read' Independent

'A moving read for anyone' Elle

Industry Reviews
Truthful and funny * Sunday Times *
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth * Observer *
A moving read for anyone * Elle *
Touching, very funny * Guardian *
Hornby gets his point across with the subtlety and skill of a born novelist who always deserves to be read * Independent *
Warm, witty and wise * Arena *
Hornby's writing is hilarious * Cosmopolitan *
Hornby takes the raw ironies of life and gently rubs away at them to reveal gems of bittersweet truth * Observer *

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