Man and Boy (novel)

Man and Boy (novel)
For the Terence Rattigan play, see Man and Boy.
Man and Boy  
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First edition cover
Author(s) Tony Parsons
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Romance novel
Publisher Harper Collins
Publication date 1999
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 356 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN ISBN 9955086459 (first edition, hardback)
Followed by Man and Wife

Man and Boy is a novel by Tony Parsons. It was awarded the 2001 British Book of the Year award.

Plot introduction

Harry Silver is a successful television producer about to turn 30. He is happily married, has a four-year-old son and drives a convertible sports car. Then he spends the night with a colleague from work and his life falls apart; his wife leaves him and emigrates to Japan, he loses his job and he has to cope with being a single parent... While coping with the stress of being a single parent, he meets another woman at a coffee shop, a woman whom he has already met with her child. Harry finds a new job and eventually moves on with his life.

TV Adaptation

Main article: Man and Boy (2002 film)

A BBC One adaptation of the book was aired in 2002 starring Ioan Gruffudd and Elizabeth Mitchell.



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