Synopses & Reviews
Dave Harding's got a wonderful wife, a beautiful home, and a job he could do in his sleep... So no one is more surprised than Dave when he hears his own biological clock start ticking. Loudly. Unfortunately, his better half, Izzy, has no nine-month plan for fat ankles or a credit line at Baby Gap. With even worse timing, the music magazine Dave writes for folds. Desperate for work, he's forced to become an advice columnist for a teen magazine.
But he's about to get a serious wake-up call.
Wading through letter after letter of adolescent angst is the last thing Dave wants to do, especially since he could use some help dealing with his own. But one letter is about to make all his little problems disappear -- and replace them with one big one.
The letter is from a teenage girl named Nicola. But she doesn't need advice about boys, or friends, or the latest fads. She's looking for her father, whom she's never met. She's looking for a man to call Dad.
She's looking for Dave.
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Mr. Commitment--a wry, wise, and funny novel about one man's unlikely journey toward fatherhood. When Dave Harding holds his friend's newborn baby, the biological clock he never knew he had starts ticking. Loudly. Which wouldn't be so bad were it not for the fact that his girlfriend lzzy has no nine-month plans for fat ankles or trips to Baby Gap. Then the music magazine he writes for goes under, and he is temporarily forced to become "Agony Uncle" for Teen Scene. Knee deep in the adolescent outpourings of his readership, Dave opens one letter from a girl who doesn't want advice about boys--she wants to know about Dave. She's convinced that he's her dad, and she's got the facts to prove it. With Dinner for Two, Mike Gayle brings his knowing, Nick Hornbyesque humor and style to Downtown Press, where he's sure to add legions of new fans to his devoted readership.
About the Author
Mike Gayle is the author of the British bestsellers Turning Thirty, Mr. Commitment, and My Legendary Girlfriend. He's also a freelance journalist and a former advice columnist. He lives in England.