High Fidelity

By Nick Hornby

A record store owner rethinks love and life after a breakup.

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323 pages· 79,772 words· Est. 7.5 hour read

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Rob, a music-obsessed record store owner, faces heartbreak when his girlfriend leaves him. As he navigates life with quirky clerks and a new romance, he questions his future. Will he embrace change or cling to the past? Discover the humor and heartache of love, music, and unexpected second chances.

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Now a Hulu TV series starring Zoë Kravitz! I’ve always loved Nick Hornby, and the way he writes characters and the way he thinks. It’s funny and heartbreaking all at the same time.–Zoë Kravitz From the bestselling author of About a Boy, A Long Way Down and Dickens and Prince, a wise and hilarious novel about love, heartbreak, and rock and roll. Rob is a pop music junkie who runs his own semi-failing record store. His girlfriend, Laura, has just left him for the guy upstairs, and Rob is both miserable and relieved. After all, could he have spent his life with someone who has a bad record collection? Rob seeks refuge in the company of the offbeat clerks at his store, who endlessly review their top five films; top five Elvis Costello songs; top five episodes of Cheers. Rob tries dating a singer, but maybe it’s just that he’s always wanted to sleep with someone who has a record contract. Then he sees Laura again. And Rob begins to think that life with kids, marriage, barbecues, and soft rock CDs might not be so bad.

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