‘Wistful, touching and funny’ Mail on Sunday
‘Hilarious and tear-jerking in turns’ Express
‘A sharp, witty and wise book straight from the heart’ Daily Mail
Harry Silver has it all. A successful job in TV, a gorgeous wife, a lovely child. But in one moment of madness, he chucks it all away.
A modern classic, Man and Boy is a hilarious and touching novel about how Harry comes to terms with his life, brings up his son alone and, gradually, learns what words like love and family really mean.
Tony Parsons is an award-winning journalist and a bestselling novelist. He left school at 16 to work in Gordon’s gin factory and his first job in journalism was as a staff writer on New Musical Express. His novel Man and Boy became a publishing phenomenon – a multi-million copy bestseller, winner of the UK Book of the Year award and translated into over 40 languages. Tony lives in London with his wife, daughter and their dog, Stan.