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"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.
Just yesterday Harry gave himself a shiny red sports car for his thirtieth birthday. Today he faces the baffling questions of a suddenly single dad:
--How do you wash a four-year-old's hair?
--Should he eat green spaghetti for breakfast?
--What do you tell his Mommy from the emergency room phone?

In this poignant and witty novel, Harry has to bring up his child alone, look after his parents, work out his relationships and hold down a job.

As millions of women have discovered before him, that is not as simple as it may have seemed.

Man and Boy is by turns funny, sharp, warm and heart-wrenching. It is a brilliantly engaging novel from one of the most gifted and influential commentators writing today."

I really enjoyed this. It reminded me of About a Boy with a bit of an angsty thirty-something male version of Bridget Jones thrown into it too.

At times it veered into slightly cheesey territory, but then again, I could certainly identify with a lot of the themes Parsons raises: generational gaps in values and priorities on love, marriage and child-rearing etc.

A good page turner and an easy read--and it certainly read like it was made for television (I can't decide if that's a good or a bad thing). A definitely recommended beach read.

Looking forward to reading.

An easy read. Was able to get through this on the train going to work.

As have just had a son of my own , was able to relate to how it must feel to slowly see your family fall apart.

Very sad and moving.

Tony Parsons provides much food for thought in relation to traditional expectations of parenting and the role of fathers.

Back in my possession.