'Love is what's left when being in love has gone. It's when you
care about someone and hope they're happy, but you're not under any
illusions about them... In the end it's the only kind of love that
really matters' said Gina. I have absolutely no idea what you're
going on about' said Harry. And that's exactly your problem,' says
Gina - and walks out. When Harry, now a single father of a
five-year-old son, meets Cyd, a single mother of a five-year-old
daughter, his problems are quadrupled. There are now four grown-ups
in the equation, and two children who share the genes of the four
grown-ups. Harry and Cyd both have ghosts in their lives who come
and go - one on a motor-bike, the other on the telephone from
Tokyo. Harry worries about his son's future, with no parental
role-models to give him relationship guidance and skills, or any
sense of responsibility. Ignoring the thick scattering of
expletives, this is a tender, realistic and sensitive novel to
stimulate thought and concern for coming generations; which crosses
existing generation and gender boundaries with comedy, pathos,
common sense - and a smidgeon of optimism. After all, the human
race has been around for a very long time - and not always in the
form of the nuclear family. (Kirkus UK)
Harry Silver has it all: a beautiful wife, a wonderful son, a great job in the media – but in one night he throws it all away. Then Harry must start to learn what life is really all about.
"A finely constructed novel that says more about human relationships than a library of psychology manuals, hitting the funny bone and the emotional jugular at one and the same time."
IRISH TIMES
"One of the finest books published this year… Hilarious and tear-jerking in turns."
EXPRESS
"A grown-up novel that is simultaneously a heart-rending gripping read and suffused with an irresistible reality." GLASGOW HERALD
"Parsons has written a sharp, witty and wise book straight from his heart. His characters are all nitty-gritty, bounce-off-the-page, real people; his dialogue is brilliant." DAILY MAIL
"A touching novel … full of quiet tenderness, and written from the heart." INDEPENDENT
"Superb. 'Man and Boy' is as witty and sharp as you would expect from Parsons but it is not all bitter – rather profoundly moving. It will strike chords with many readers."
YORKSHIRE POST
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