{"product_id":"about-a-boy-9781573227339","title":"About a Boy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA wise, hilarious novel from the beloved, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl, High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Long Way Down. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWill Freeman may have discovered the key to dating success: If the simple fact that they were single mothers meant that gorgeous women - women who would not ordinarily look twice a Will - might not only be willing, but enthusiastic about dating him, then he was really onto something. Single mothers - bright, attractive, available women - thousands of them, were all over London. He just had to find them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e SPAT: Single Parents - Alone Together. It was a brilliant plan. And Will wasn't going to let the fact that he didn't have a child himself hold him back. A fictional two-year-old named Ned wouldn't be the first thing he'd invented. And it seems to go quite well at first, until he meets an actual twelve-year-old named Marcus, who is more than Will bargained for...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781573227339\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/1999 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/06\/1999 pg. 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2003 pg. 116\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nick Hornby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660220133532,"sku":"9781573227339","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_99049114-d644-48a6-bee8-e5dadc626ebd.jpg?v=1603896330","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/about-a-boy-9781573227339","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}