Tony Parsons

A fabulously engaging and exciting novel about a man who has to learn about life and love the hard way. Harry Silver has it all. A successful job in TV, a gorgeous wife, a lovely child. And in one moment of madness, he chucks it all away. Man and Boy is the story of how he comes to terms with his life and achieves a degree of self-respect, bringing up his son alone and, gradually, learning what words like love and family really mean. It is very well written, pacy, funny, and heart-breakingly mov ing.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obál ku.

New novel about men, love and relationships by the author of the Book of the Year, Man and Boy. Alfie Budd found the perfect woman with whom to spend the rest of his life, and then lost her. He doesn't believe you get a second chance at love. Returni ng to the England he left behind during the brief, idyllic time of his marriage, Alfie finds the rest of his world collapsing around him. He takes comfort in a string of pointless, transient affairs with his students at Churchill's Language School, a nd he tries to learn Tai Chi from an old Chinese man, George Chang. Will Alfie ever find a family life as strong as the Changs'? Can he give up meaningless sex for a meaningful relationship? And how do you play it when the woman you like has a diffic ult child who is infatuated with a TV wrestler known as The Slab? Like his runaway bestseller, Man and Boy, Tony Parsons's new novel is full of laughter and tears, biting social comment and overwhelming emotion.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obme ny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí, kus, ktorý vám zašleme, nemusí mať rovnakú obálku ako je zobrazená tu. Zobrazená obálka môže byť iba ilustračná. Obsah knihy aj cena budú však identické, bez ohľadu na obálku.

Harry Silver má všechno, co si muž může přát: půvabnou manželku, chytré dítě, víc než slušný plat a atraktivní místo v dynamickém světě televizního vysílání. A pak, v jediném okamžiku zaviněném banálním nedopatřením, přijde o všechno. Žena ho opustí a Harry náhle zjišťuje, že život nemusí být vždycky takovou procházkou růžovou zahradou, jakou se mu až dosud zdál. Jeho synek Pat je otcovou nepřítomností zmaten a Harry hledá podporu u vlastních rodičů. Vyjít však s otcem, válečným hrdinou, který by nejraději všechny vtěsnal do svých norem, není nic snadného. Harry přemýšlí o manželství - co kdo z nich žádal od druhého, co byl naopak schopen poskytnout a kolik bolesti vnesla do jejich vztahu lež. Teď je však třeba znovu žít, a tak se Harry snaží získat syna a pracovat. Ženy se kolem něj jen točí, ale nic není tak lehké, jak se zdá. Muž a chlapec je veselý, břitký, hřejivý příběh o životě, je to sladké vyprávění s trochou hořkosti.

This is the story of how we grow old -- how we give up the dreams of youth for something better -- and how many chances we have to get it right. George Bailey has been given the gift we all dream of -- the chance to live his life again. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 42, George is given the heart of a 19-year-old -- and suddenly everything changes...He is a friend to his teenage son and daughter -- and not a stern Home Secretary, monitoring their every move. He makes love to his wife all night long - instead of from midnight until about five past. And suddenly he wants to change the world, just as soon as he shakes off his hangover. But George Bailey discovers that being young again is not all it is cracked up to be -- and what he actually wants more than anything in the universe is to have his old life back.

The final episode in the trilogy that began with the million-copy bestseller MAN AND BOY, followed with MAN AND WIFE and end ten years on with MEN FROM THE BOYS. Ten years on from MAN AND BOY, it is crunch time for Harry! Life is good for Harry Silver. He has a beautiful wife, three wonderful children and a great job as producer of the cult radio show, A Clip Round the Ear. But Harry is about to turn forty and his ex-wife is back in town. Soon it could be time to kiss the good life goodbye! When Harry's 15-year-old son Pat moves out to live with his mother, the hard times have only just begun. With his son gone, his job at risk and his wife unsettled by the reappearance of her own ex, their dream seems to be falling apart. Into the chaos of Harry Silver's life stroll two old soldiers who fought alongside Harry's late father in The Battle of Monte Cassino in the spring of 1944. Will these two grumpy old men help Harry reclaim his son, his family and his life? And can they show Harry Silver what it really means to be a man? Funny, moving and unforgettable, MEN FROM THE BOYS is a story of how we live now.

The bestselling author of MAN AND BOY turns his acute eye and pen to the biggest personal issues that face us – as well as the annoying grit in the eye of everyday life. In this dazzling collection of essays, Tony Parsons reveals why, long before he became a bestselling novelist, he was an award-winning journalist. All facets of modern life are captured here - viewed from the sometimes outrageous, often controversial, and wildly entertaining perspective of our outspoken commentator. Men and women. Straying and staying. The sound of real guns and the fashion for fake breasts. What we should do about gobby yobs, junk sex and performance anxiety. Where cars and football went wrong. The myth of the mid-life crisis. The heartbreak of saying goodbye to your parents. Why Bobby Moore's smile holds the key to the universe. How true love and learning to box can save the modern male. Life, death and even a bit of breakfast… All of it served up with a side of common sense, lightly-buttered passion and lashings of hilarity.

The final episode in the trilogy that began with the million-copy bestseller MAN AND BOY, followed with MAN AND WIFE and end ten years on with MEN FROM THE BOYS. Ten years on from MAN AND BOY, it is crunch time for Harry… Life is good for Harry Silver. He has a beautiful wife, three wonderful children and a great job as producer of the cult radio show, A Clip Round the Ear. But Harry is about to turn forty and his ex-wife is back in town. Soon it could be time to kiss the good life goodbye… When Harry's 15-year-old son Pat moves out to live with his mother, the hard times have only just begun. With his son gone, his job at risk and his wife unsettled by the reappearance of her own ex, their dream seems to be falling apart. Into the chaos of Harry Silver's life stroll two old soldiers who fought alongside Harry's late father in The Battle of Monte Cassino in the spring of 1944. Will these two grumpy old men help Harry reclaim his son, his family and his life? And can they show Harry Silver what it really means to be a man? Funny, moving and unforgettable, MEN FROM THE BOYS is a story of how we live now.

George Bailey negyvenhét éves, példás magaviseletű férj, két gyermek apja. Foglalkozására nézve rendőr, de öröklött szívbetegsége miatt jó ideje már csak irodai munkát végez, ki se teszi a lábát a kapitányságról. Egykori járőrtársa egy napon a felajá nlja neki, hogy tartson vele a városba, ő pedig örömmel rááll. Csakhogy a kiruccanás balul sül el, mert amikor valaki fegyvert fog rájuk, George szívrohamot kap. Ekkor szívátültetést hajtanak végre rajta. George-ot ettől kezdve mintha kicserélték vol na. Korábban megszondáztatta a fiát, amikor az későn jött haza, és figyelte lánya minden lépését - most a barátjukká válik, lázadó, szabad szellemű emberré, aki meg akarja váltani a világot. A feleségét azzal kergeti a kétségbeesésbe, hogy máson se j ár az esze, csak a szexen. De George-nak hamarosan rá kell ébrednie, hogy nem az ilyesmi teszi boldoggá az embert. Gyerekei nem barátságot várnak tőle, felesége sem egy túlkoros tinédzserre vágyik. Meg kell tanulnia, hogyan legyen jó apa és jó férj, mielőtt mindenkit elvadít magától, aki fontos a számára, és ki kell derítenie, ki volt az a személy, akitől az új szívét kapta. Tony Parsons az emberi lélek avatott ismerőjeként és kitűnő regények szerzőjeként vált világhírűvé. Legújabb regénye egy o lyan férfiról szól, akinek megadatik az a lehetőség, amiről sokan álmodoznak: kap még egy esélyt, hogy tiszta lappal újrakezdhesse az életét.