A Long Way Down

<p><b>'Extremely funny . . . and wise'</b><i> Sunday Times</i><br><br>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE<br><b><i>__________________________<br><br>'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?'</i></b><br><br>For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.<br><br>Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?<br><br><b>Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, <i>A Long Way Down is a</i> darkly hilarious and moving novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby. </b><br>__________________________<br><br><b>'Hornby's best yet'</b><i> Literary Review</i><br><br><b>'Impossible to put down'</b> Ruth Rendell, <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>'Some of the finest writing I've ever had the pleasure of reading' </b>Johnny Depp</p> <p><b>'Extremely funny . . . and wise'</b><i> Sunday Times</i><br><br>NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE<br><b><i>__________________________<br><br>'Can I explain why I wanted to jump off the top of a tower block?'</i></b><br><br>For disgraced TV presenter Martin Sharp the answer's pretty simple: he has, in his own words, 'pissed his life away'. And on New Year's Eve he's going to end it all . . . but not, as it happens, alone. Because first single-mum Maureen, then eighteen-year-old Jess and lastly American rock-god JJ turn up and crash Martin's private party. They've stolen his idea - but brought their own reasons.<br><br>Yet it's hard to jump when you've got an audience queuing impatiently behind you. A few heated words and some slices if cold pizza later and these four strangers are suddenly allies. But is their unlikely friendship a good enough reason to carry on living?<br><br><b>Shortlisted for the 2005 Whitbread Award and the Commonwealth Writers Prize, <i>A Long Way Down is a</i> darkly hilarious and moving novel by bestselling author Nick Hornby. </b><br>__________________________<br><br><b>'Hornby's best yet'</b><i> Literary Review</i><br><br><b>'Impossible to put down'</b> Ruth Rendell, <i>Guardian</i><br><br><b>'Some of the finest writing I've ever had the pleasure of reading' </b>Johnny Depp</p>