Hari Silver ima sve što može da poželi: prelepu ženu, divnog sina, odličan posao na medijima – ali jedne noći, on sve to odbacuje. Potom Hari mora da počne da uči šta je suština ljubavi i života.

Neke situacije koje treba da izbegnete tokom priprema za svoj najvažniji rođendan, onaj koji označava da ste sasvim odrasli – trideseti.
Avantura s koleginicom s posla.
Grozničavo kupovanje luksuznih stvari koje sebi ne možete da priuštite.
Da vas ostavi žena.
Da ostanete bez posla.
Da odjednom postanete samohrani roditelj.
Ako se primičete tridesetoj, šta god radili, izbegnite sve gore navedeno.

„Jedna od najboljih knjiga objavljenih ove godine... Naizmenično vas navodi na smeh, pa na suze.“ Express

„Parsons je napisao snažnu, duhovitu i inteligentnu knjigu pravo iz srca. Njegovi likovi su izrađeni, živi, pravi ljudi; dijalozi su briljantni.“ Daily Mail

„Obiluje izuzetnim emotivnim nabojem.“ Time Out

„Izvanredno napisan roman koji govori više o ljudskim odnosima od čitave biblioteke psiholoških priručnika.“ Irish Times

„Dirljiv roman... prepun tihe nežnosti, ispisan srcem.“ Independent

„Besramno sam otplakala čitavu knjigu.“ Woman`s Journal

„Parsons je iskričav i odvažan pisac koji vodi priču kroz niz živahnih epizoda i duhovitih vinjeta.“ Times Literary Supplement

„Svako ko očekuje Parsonsove uobičajene oštre gegove pronaći će nešto mnogo suptilnije. Možda će ih podsetiti pomalo na Nika Hornbija, ali ja bih ga radije poredio sa Kramerom protiv Kramera. Iznenađujuće dirljivo.“ Mirror

Really enjoyed this from about 1/4 way through
Easy to read, funny, sad and enjoyable ( )

An interesting perspective on the perils and proud moments of parenting; and the crucial role of the parent–child relationship in the development of every individual involved. A blind (book) date courtesy of @rhaimiefications An 'easy listening' (easy reading) of the literary world. 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 #ManAndBoy #TonyParsons #Book #Review #LifeLessons #Parenthood #Parenting #FatherAndSon #AFYReviews ( )

I really wanted to read this book and finally got round to it. I felt it started with a bit of promise but kind of didn't get better.

Meet Harry, happily married with a little boy and a good job. He cheats on his wife and she leaves him and also his contract isn't renewed at work. His wife is very upset as she gave up her dream to go to Tokyo to be with Harry and decides that she's going to go as a result. She leaves their son behind and Harry now has to be a parent to his son, a job that took him 10 minutes a day previously. He does step up to the plate and makes a go of it but still feels like the injured party in the whole situation. This was annoying. I mean, Harry seems like a nice enough guy but apologise to your wife and accept you did wrong. And no, you don't get a medal for being a single father for a short time. Gina annoyed me to an extent too, she just left her son and went to Tokyo, Seriously? Harry's parents were likable though and added a nice tough. I'm glad Harry accepted the challenges in raising his son, but he had little choice anyway. And the book ended the way I thought it would so there is an element of predictability.

One this I didn't like was - they are in England but mum is 'mom' in the book. And they talk about soccer. It would have been good to use the English terms and spellings. My book is a US version but everyone knows that mum and Football are the same as mom and Soccer. ( )

I really wanted to read this book and finally got round to it. I felt it started with a bit of promise but kind of didn't get better.

Meet Harry, happily married with a little boy and a good job. He cheats on his wife and she leaves him and also his contract isn't renewed at work. His wife is very upset as she gave up her dream to go to Tokyo to be with Harry and decides that she's going to go as a result. She leaves their son behind and Harry now has to be a parent to his son, a job that took him 10 minutes a day previously. He does step up to the plate and makes a go of it but still feels like the injured party in the whole situation. This was annoying. I mean, Harry seems like a nice enough guy but apologise to your wife and accept you did wrong. And no, you don't get a medal for being a single father for a short time. Gina annoyed me to an extent too, she just left her son and went to Tokyo, Seriously? Harry's parents were likable though and added a nice tough. I'm glad Harry accepted the challenges in raising his son, but he had little choice anyway. And the book ended the way I thought it would so there is an element of predictability.

One this I didn't like was - they are in England but mum is 'mom' in the book. And they talk about soccer. It would have been good to use the English terms and spellings. My book is a US version but everyone knows that mum and Football are the same as mom and Soccer. ( )