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Starter For Ten
David Nicholls’ highly-anticipated new novel, SWEET SORROW, is publishing on 11th July 2019.
Can’t wait to read it? Try STARTER FOR TEN, the bestselling debut from the author of the phenomenally successfully ONE DAY and Man Booker longlisted US. STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom.
It’s 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition – to make it onto TV’s foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on ‘The Challenge’ than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson.
When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He’s going to win the game, at any cost, because – after all – everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge . . .
STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?
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Can’t wait to read it? Try STARTER FOR TEN, the bestselling debut from the author of the phenomenally successfully ONE DAY and Man Booker longlisted US. STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom.
It’s 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition – to make it onto TV’s foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on ‘The Challenge’ than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson.
When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He’s going to win the game, at any cost, because – after all – everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge . . .
STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?
Reviews
Wonderfully written ... This is a lovely look back at a time when you were young enough to think that anything could happen
Hugely (and deservedly) hyped ... Achingly funny
Hilarious ... you won't be able to put it down
I absolutely loved Starter for Ten
A zippy comedy with laugh-out-loud lines, grounded on a solid plot and first-rate dialogue...irresistible
A funny, touching novel reminiscent of the classic film Gregory's Girl with an authentic 1980s backdrop
Toe-curlingly embarrassing and cleverly observed... it'll have you wincing and laughing simultaneously. Fabulous
For conjuring up all those cringeworthy moments of youth, this read is unrivalled
A bittersweet coming-of-age tale ... A fine, funny book
Warm and funny ... Hilarious
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny, Starter for Ten hits the spot time after time. Read this book
I laughed a lot
Spry, affecting debut ... If it's possible to wince with your whole body, that broadly equates to my experience of reading it
I laughed out loud, I cringed in recognition, and more than once I paused in admiration at an observation so wry, so on the money, I wondered why it had never occurred to me before. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Hornby; David Nicholls is his legitimate heir
What a delight... David Nicholls is enormously talented, he has an exquisite eye for details, humour and the ridiculous and he deserves every ounce of the huge success he will undoubtedly have with this pleasure of a book
Painfully funny
Nicholls' portrayal of student affectations is accurate and funny ... clever and well-written
A comic genius
I adored "The Understudy". It's a fantastic comedy ... delightfully written and makes you realise that even though some people are always cast as second best, that doesn't mean they're never winners.
Painfully funny
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny... Read this book
Nicholls' portrayal of student affectations is accurate and funny ... clever and well-written
Brilliant... we would recommend it to anyone
Spry, affecting debut ... If it's possible to wince with your whole body, that broadly equates to my experience of reading it
Absolutely fabulous ... brilliantly funny
Wonderfully written ... This is a lovely look back at a time when you were young enough to think that anything could happen
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny, Starter for Ten hits the spot time after time. Read this book
Nicholls' portrayal of student affectations is accurate and funny ... clever and well-written
Absolutely fabulous ... brilliantly funny
Trust us, you'll love it
Hilarious ... you won't be able to put it down
A comic genius
I adored "The Understudy". It's a fantastic comedy ... delightfully written and makes you realise that even though some people are always cast as second best, that doesn't mean they're never winners.
I laughed out loud, I cringed in recognition, and more than once I paused in admiration at an observation so wry, so on the money, I wondered why it had never occurred to me before. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Hornby; David Nicholls is his legitimate heir
I laughed a lot
Toe-curlingly embarrassing and cleverly observed... it'll have you wincing and laughing simultaneously. Fabulous
I absolutely loved Starter for Ten
Warm and funny ... Hilarious
What a delight... David Nicholls is enormously talented, he has an exquisite eye for details, humour and the ridiculous and he deserves every ounce of the huge success he will undoubtedly have with this pleasure of a book
A zippy comedy with laugh-out-loud lines, grounded on a solid plot and first-rate dialogue...irresistible
Trust us, you'll love it
Relentlessly delightful
Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny... Read this book
Starter for Ten is the debut of the year; a recommendation repeated by all who come in contact with it ... Trust us, you'll love it
Hugely (and deservedly) hyped ... Achingly funny
A bittersweet coming-of-age tale ... A fine, funny book
For conjuring up all those cringeworthy moments of youth, this read is unrivalled
Relentlessly delightful
