The Book of George

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION</b><br><b><br>'A smart, funny and surprisingly moving read for fans of Dolly Alderton' <i>THE I PAPER</i></b><br><b>'A commercial-literary gem for fans of Kiley Reid, Curtis Sittenfeld and Alison Espach' PANDORA SYKES<br>'If you're honest, you'll admit that you've raised George or dated George or, worse, you are George' <i>WASHINGTON POST</i></b><br><b>'This book is a knockout' MARIA SEMPLE</b><br><b>'An excellent novel...as convincing as it is moving' ADELLE WALDMAN</b><br><b>'Perceptive, funny and tender' ALISON ESPACH</b><br><b><br>We all know a George. </b>He's the kind of guy who's brimming with potential but incapable of following through; he doesn't know if he's <i>in love </i>with his girlfriend, but he certainly likes having her around; he's distant from - but still reliant on - his mother; he swears he'll finish his novel one day. <br><br>Sure, you might find him disappointing. But no one is more disappointed in George than George himself. <br><br>As funny as it is astute and as singular as it is universal, <i>The Book of George</i> is a deft, unexpectedly moving never-coming-of-age tale and a portrait of one man, but also countless others.</p>