Recommendation: If you're an aspiring actress or just love stories about show business, then Funny Girl is a must-read. Nick Hornby's witty writing style is matched with engaging characters that are easy to root for. You'll laugh, cry, and enjoy the journey of following the ups-and-downs of show business with the talented Sophie Straw and her crew.

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Funny Girl is the story of a popular 1960s tv comedy series. The writers, Tony and Bill, comedy obsessives, who each harbour a secret. The Oxbridge-educated director, Dennis, who loves his job but hates his marriage. The male star Clive, who feels he's destined for better things. And most of all Sophie Straw, once Barbara Parker, Miss Blackpool 1964, who's changed her name and abandoned her old life because she just wants to make people laugh, like her heroine Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy fame. Nick Hornby's new novel is about popular culture, youth and old age, fame, class and teamwork. It offers a wonderfully captivating portrait of youthful exuberance and creativity, and of a period when both were suddenly allowed to flourish.

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