Publisher Description
From the beloved New York Times– bestselling author, a quintessential Nick Hornby tale of music, superfandom, and the truths and lies we tell ourselves about life and love. Now a major motion picture starring Ethan Hawke. Annie loves Duncan—or thinks she does. Duncan loves Annie, but then, all of a sudden, he doesn’t. Duncan really loves Tucker Crowe, a reclusive Dylanish singer-songwriter who stopped making music ten years ago. Annie stops loving Duncan, and starts getting her own life. In doing so, she initiates an e-mail correspondence with Tucker, and a connection is forged between two lonely people who are looking for more out of what they’ve got. Tucker’s been languishing (and he’s unnervingly aware of it), living in rural Pennsylvania with what he sees as his one hope for redemption amid a life of emotional and artistic ruin—his young son, Jackson. But then there’s also the new material he’s about to release to the world: an acoustic, stripped-down version of his greatest album, Juliet—entitled, Juliet, Naked. What happens when a washed-up musician looks for another chance? And miles away, a restless, childless woman looks for a change? Juliet, Naked is a powerfully engrossing, humblingly humorous novel about music, love, loneliness, and the struggle to live up to one’s promise.
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"People keep saying this is a return to some of Hornby's best themes: music obsession, the quest for love, loneliness. I must admit, I agree. I was happy to see this return, in this book. I really enjoyed the story, the addition of social media/blogosphere subculture, and the fanciful direction the story took."
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Lara (4 out of 5 stars)
About Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby is the author of the internationally bestselling novels High Fidelity, About a Boy, A Long Way Down, Slam, Juliet, Naked, and Funny Girl, as well as several works of nonfiction. He lives in London.
About the Narrators
Bill
Irwin is an American-born actor, performance artist, and choreographer. He
graduated in theater arts from Oberlin College, Ohio, and from the Ringling
Brothers and Barnun & Bailey Clown College. He is widely known for his
theatrical clown work. His film career began in 1980, and he earned film
credits in more than twenty movies. He is best known for his role in How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Across the Universe, The Manchurian Candidate, and Lady in the Water. His numerous roles
television credits include the Elmo’s
World segment of Sesame Street, Northern
Exposure, and, most recently, Monday
Mornings, CSI, and Lights Out. His career on the stage has
covered twenty-five years and includes numerous appearances and tours,
including nine Broadway productions during which he earned a Drama Desk
Award, a Tony Award, and an Obie Award. For his audiobook narrations, he
earned an AudioFile Earphones Award and an Audie Award in 2003 for Best Audio
Drama, as well as garnering finalist status for the 2002 Audie Award for Best
Short Stories/Collections for Stories of
F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Jennifer Wiltsie is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. Her films include Wendigo, Uninvited, and The Fever. She has guest starred on HBO’s The Sopranos and Masterpiece Theatre’s Clarissa. On Broadway she has performed with Matthew Broderick in Night Must Fall, and her off-Broadway credits include Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra. In London’s West-End, she starred in Alan Ayckbourn’s revival of Absurd Person Singular.