Annie und Duncan könnten eine ganz normale Ehe führen, hätte Duncan noch ein anderes Thema als die Musik des Songschreibers Tucker Crowe. Als dieser ein uraltes Album neu veröffentlicht und Annie keinerlei Begeisterung zeigt, spitzt die Lage sich zu.After "A Long Way Down" a great new novel about the nature of creativity and obsession, and how two lonely people can gradually find each other.

Nick Hornby (born 17 April 1957 in Redhill, Surrey, England) is an English novelist and essayist. He was brought up in Maidenhead and was educated at Maidenhead Grammar School and Jesus College, Cambridge. His parents divorced when he was 11. He is best known for the novels High Fidelity, About a Boy and for the football memoir Fever Pitch. His work frequently touches upon music, sports, and the both aimless and obsessive natures of his protagonists.