Easy, breezy, readThis was my first Hornby novel. At once examining the loosened threads of a marriage, a man's spiritual conversion, and the tenuous balance of a family, Hornby does the regular family justice. Known as "The Angriest Man in Holloway," Dave is going to be left by his wife, Kate. When he finds that she has a lover, he leaves and meets with a "healer" who basically sucks out all his vitriol. He then undergoes a dramatic metamorphosis, quitting his column, inviting his healer to move in with the family, beginning a neighborhoos adopt-a-child program, giving away his children's material possessions, Dave tries to save his the world, and ends up nearly tearing apart his family. His wife, whose existential crisis acts as a catalyst for the family's upheaval, is left to piece together the remains and get everyone back on track. A good, funny read.
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Easy, breezy, readThis was my first Hornby novel. At once examining the loosened threads of a marriage, a man's spiritual conversion, and the tenuous balance of a family, Hornby does the regular family justice. Known as "The Angriest Man in Holloway," Dave is going to be left by his wife, Kate. When he finds that she has a lover, he leaves and meets with a "healer" who basically sucks out all his vitriol. He then undergoes a dramatic metamorphosis, quitting his column, inviting his healer to move in with the family, beginning a neighborhoos adopt-a-child program, giving away his children's material possessions, Dave tries to save his the world, and ends up nearly tearing apart his family. His wife, whose existential crisis acts as a catalyst for the family's upheaval, is left to piece together the remains and get everyone back on track. A good, funny read.