{"product_id":"all-the-hopeful-lovers-by-william-nicholson-paperback-2011","title":"All the Hopeful Lovers by William Nicholson (Paperback, 2011)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eAll the Hopeful Lovers Paperback – 15 October 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eby William Nicholson\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBelinda wistfully reflects how much better at sex she is now than when she was in her twenties. She's thought about taking a lover, but ultimately could never do that to her husband Tom. So imagine her despair when she discovers he's having an affair...\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAnd what about Tom, and his lover Meg? It's not easy for them either. Alongside this knot of middle-aged lovers is a tangle of younger ones, as Belinda's flirty daughter Chloe tries to set up Jack with shy Alice, without realizing that Jack actually has a crush on her.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNicholson casts an unflinching eye on men's attitude to sex, on women, love and family life. This is our own familiar world rendered pacy, funny, emotionally on the button and hugely entertaining.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWilliam Nicholson writes so well about love ... It's a comfortable scenario, yet heaving with emotion and yearning ... as we all do\u003c\/i\u003e ― Daily Express\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eYou'll love it ... so intimate, so socially spot on. Nicholson writes beautifully about love, tear-jerkingly well about parents and children\u003c\/i\u003e ― Daily Mail\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eIt's the simply truthfulness of his portrayal of men and women's emotional and sexual lives that will surely earn Nicholson another batch of happy readers \u003c\/i\u003e― Daily Telegraph\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eNicholson casts an unflinching eye on men's attitude to sex, on women, love and family life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWilliam Nicholson grew up in Sussex and was educated at Downside School and Christ's College, Cambridge. His plays for television include Shadowlands and Life Story, both of which won the BAFTA Best Television Drama award of their year. His first play, an adaptation of Shadowlands for stage, was Evening Standard's Best Play of 1990. He was co-writer on the film Gladiator. He is married with three children and lives in Sussex.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduct details\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎ Quercus; 1st edition (15 October 2011)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎ English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback ‏ : ‎ 368 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1849163901\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 9781849163903\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎ 13 x 2.84 x 19.69 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"1000 Things Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50846623400257,"sku":"B547","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1206\/9004\/files\/256100125072-0.jpg?v=1758765945","url":"https:\/\/1000things.com.au\/zh\/products\/all-the-hopeful-lovers-by-william-nicholson-paperback-2011","provider":"1000 Things Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}