{"product_id":"funny-girl-9781101983355","title":"Funny Girl","description":"\u003cb\u003eA brilliant novel about a woman determined to make a name for herself as a sitcom star in 1960's London from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDickens and Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAbout a Boy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e does what Nick Hornby does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNick Hornby is the author of seven internationally bestselling novels (\u003ci\u003eFunny Girl, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity, About a Boy, How to be Good, A Long Way Down, Slam \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eJuliet, Naked\u003c\/i\u003e) and several works of non-fiction including \u003ci\u003eFever Pitch, Songbook \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Ten Years In The Tub.\u003c\/i\u003e He has written screenplay adaptions of Lynn Barber's An Education, nominated for an Academy Award, Cheryl Strayed's \u003ci\u003eWild\u003c\/i\u003e and Colm Tóibín's \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566415352082,"sku":"9781101983355","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f0cbfad2-3a91-4082-b408-e87bb2bfe981.jpg?v=1731898142","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/funny-girl-9781101983355","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}