![]() ![]() inventive, honest, funny, heroic, charming' Independentįor many people watching football is mere entertainment, to some it's more like a ritual but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself.īut, for Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of few constants in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal.īrimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch, catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doing so, what it means to be a man. ![]() 'A spanking 7-0 away win of a football book. Nick Hornby has kindly signed the title page, the signing took place at the Ropetackle in Shoreham on 10th November 2014 - an event flyer is enclosed within the book. ![]() If you look closer, however, what the book is actually about is being a fan. Superficially, its all about Arsenals ups and downs, the history of the club, and how the wins and losses intertwined with the authors life. ![]() *WINNER OF THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR*įever Pitch is Nick Hornby's million-copy-selling, award-winnning football classic The Twentieth Anniversary Edition As a young boy, growing up in the Home Counties and watching his parents marriage fall apart, Nick Hornby had little. Superficially, Fever Pitch (by Nick Hornby) is about Arsenal. ![]()
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