{"product_id":"9781573227339","title":"About a Boy - Hornby, Nick","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout a Boy\u003c\/u\u003e by Hornby, Nick\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Penguin, 1999\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wise, hilarious novel from the beloved, award-winning author of Dickens and Prince, Funny Girl and High Fidelity \n\n\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nWill Freeman may have discovered the key to dating success: If the simple fact that they were single mothers meant that gorgeous women – women who would not ordinarily look twice a Will – might not only be willing, but enthusiastic about dating him, then he was really onto something. Single mothers – bright, attractive, available women – thousands of them, were all over London. He just had to find them.\n\n\n\n SPAT: Single Parents – Alone Together. It was a brilliant plan. And Will wasn’t going to let the fact that he didn’t have a child himself hold him back. A fictional two-year-old named Ned wouldn’t be the first thing he’d invented. And it seems to go quite well at first, until he meets an actual twelve-year-old named Marcus, who is more than Will bargained for…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin, 1999","offers":[{"title":"About a Boy \/ Very Good","offer_id":54064756228388,"sku":"9781573227339VG","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/3322473482748.jpg?v=1779987698","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9781573227339","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}