In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they ve reached the end of the line Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen Four people who come together on New Year s Eve a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother Three are British, one is AmerIn his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they ve reached the end of the line Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen Four people who come together on New Year s Eve a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother Three are British, one is American They encounter one another on the roof of Topper s House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives In four distinct and riveting first person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life What s your jumping off point MaureenWhy is it the biggest sin of all All your life you re told that you ll be going to this marvelous place when you pass on And the one thing you can do to get you there a bit quicker is something that stops you getting there at all Oh, I can see that it s a kind of queue jumping But if someone jumps the queue at the post office, people tut Or sometimes they say Excuse me, I was here first They don t say You will be consumed by hellfire for all eternity That would be a bit strong MartinI
A Long Way Down By Nick Hornby In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they ve reached the end of the line Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen Four people who come together on New Year s Eve a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother Three are British, one is AmerIn his eagerly awaited fourth novel, New York Times bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they ve reached the end of the line Meet Martin, JJ, Jess, and Maureen Four people who come together on New Year s Eve a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother Three are British, one is American They encounter one another on the roof of Topper s House, a London destination famous as the last stop for those ready to end their lives In four distinct and riveting first person voices, Nick Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances Intense, hilarious, provocative, and moving, A Long Way Down is a novel about suicide that is, surprisingly, full of life What s your jumping off point MaureenWhy is it the biggest sin of all All your life you re told that you ll be going to this marvelous place when you pass on And the one thing you can do to get you there a bit quicker is something that stops you getting there at all Oh, I can see that it s a kind of queue jumping But if someone jumps the queue at the post office, people tut Or sometimes they say Excuse me, I was here first They don t say You will be consumed by hellfire for all eternity That would be a bit strong MartinI
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