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Juliet, Naked is a warmhearted and surprising look at loneliness, regret, and redemption as seen through the story of Annie and Duncan — an unhappy couple of 15 years — and their connection to a reclusive ex-musician. In typical Hornby style, heavy subject matter is infused with levity and humor, and this latest novel is a quick, engaging read that shows the human capacity for reinvention. Review-A-Day"If High Fidelity was "Meet the Beatles," fresh and catchy, then Juliet, Naked is "Abbey Road," less fresh, more complex, but still rock 'n' roll to the ears of music fans." Mark Lindquist, The Oregonian (read the entire Oregonian review) Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From the beloved New York Times- bestselling author, a quintessential Nick Hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love. Annie loves Duncan — or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn't. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life. In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they've got. Tucker's been languishing (and he's unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin-his young son, Jackson. But then there's also the new material he's about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet — entitled, Juliet, Naked. Review:"Hornby's books are almost shamefully readable....his characters are always richly, sympathetically drawn....[Juliet, Naked is] tinged with despair, and though the ending offers little by way of hope, its bittersweet ambiguity lends it maturity." The New Yorker Review:"[M]arvelous characters and comic, charming moments — exactly why many readers will continue to love Hornby." Bookmarks Magazine Synopsis:What happens when a washed-up musician looks for anther chance? And a childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one's promise. About the AuthorNick Hornby is the author of the novels A Long Way Down, Slam, How to Be Good, High Fidelity, and About a Boy, and the memoir Fever Pitch. He has also written Songbook, a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, and The Polysyllabic Spree, as well as edited the short-story collection Speaking with the Angel. He is the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and Letters' E. M. Forster Award and the 2003 Orange Word International Writers' London Award. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment: 
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