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Funny Girl

by Nick Hornby

2015 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

"From the bestselling author of High Fidelity, About a Boy, and A Long Way Down comes a highly anticipated new novel. Set in 1960's London, Funny Girl is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingenue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process."--

Set in

  • ★
    London · United Kingdom
    Swinging London 1960s; Barbara leaves Blackpool for the capital to become a TV comedian
    ★ primary
  • Blackpool · United Kingdom
    Barbara's hometown; she wins Miss Blackpool 1964 before leaving for London

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