Fever Pitch

Available from Nook & Cranny Books when we last checked. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

“Whether you are interested in football or not, this is tears-running-down-your-face funny, read-bits-out-loud-to-complete-strangers funny, but also highly perceptive and honest about Hornby’s obsession and the state of the game.” — GQ A brilliant memoir from the beloved, bestselling author of Dickens and Prince , Funny Girl, and High Fidelity. In America, it is soccer. But in Great Britain, it is the real football. No pads, no prayers, no prisoners. And that’s before the players even take the f