{"product_id":"a-long-way-down-paperback","title":"A Long Way Down - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Hornby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One New Year's Eve, four people with very different reasons but a common purpose find their way to the top of a fifteen-story building in London. None of them has calculated that, on a date humans favor for acts of significance, in a place known as a local suicide-jumpers' favorite, they might encounter company. \u003ci\u003eA Long Way Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of what happens next, and of what doesn't.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wise, affecting novel from the beloved, award-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Dickens and Prince\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e High Fidelity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn four distinct and riveting first-person voices, Hornby tells a story of four individuals confronting the limits of choice, circumstance, and their own mortality. This is a tale of connections made and missed, punishing regrets, and the grace of second chances.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNICK HORNBY is the author of the internationally bestselling novels \u003ci\u003eHigh Fidelity, About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Slam, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJuliet, Naked, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFunny Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as several works of nonfiction\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.02 x 5.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Long Way Down\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701141049407,"sku":"9781594481932","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c84b3f8cf8676611b5405b8442b576cd.webp?v=1765019483","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/a-long-way-down-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}