Now a Hulu TV series starring Zoë Kravitz!
"I've always loved Nick Hornby, and the way he writes characters and the
way he thinks. It's funny and heartbreaking all at the same time."--Zoë
Kravitz
From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and
Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak,
and rock and roll.
Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store.
His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob
is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life
with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the
company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their
top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of
Cheers.
Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it's just that he's always wanted
to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura
again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues,
and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.