THE BOOK OF GEORGE PB

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION A smart, funny and surprisingly moving read for fans of Dolly Alderton THE I PAPER A commercial-literary gem for fans of Kiley Reid, Curtis Sittenfeld and Alison Espach PANDORA SYKES If youre honest, youll admit that youve raised George or dated George or, worse, you are George WASHINGTON POST This book is a knockout MARIA SEMPLE An excellent novel...as convincing as it is moving ADELLE WALDMAN Perceptive, funny and tender ALISON ESPACH We all know a George. Hes the kind of guy whos brimming with potential but incapable of following through; he doesnt know if hes in love with his girlfriend, but he certainly likes having her around; hes distant from - but still reliant on - his mother; he swears hell finish his novel one day. Sure, you might find him disappointing. But no one is more disappointed in George than George himself. As funny as it is astute and as singular as it is universal, The Book of George is a deft, unexpectedly moving never-coming-of-age tale and a portrait of one man, but also countless others.