For many people watching football is mere entertainment; to some it's more like a ritual; but to others, its highs and lows provide a narrative to life itself. For Nick Hornby, his devotion to the game has provided one of the few constants
in a life where the meaningful things - like growing up, leaving home and forming relationships, both parental and romantic - have rarely been as simple or as uncomplicated as his love for Arsenal.

Brimming with wit and honesty, Fever Pitch catches perfectly what it really means to be a football fan - and in doing so, what it means to be a man.

'Funny, wise and true'

'Hornby has put his finger on truths that have been unspoken for generations. Furthermore, he writes beautifully. A damn good read. Buy it'

'A sophisticated study of obsession, families, masculinity, class, identity, growing up, loyalty, depression and joy.
Hornby should write for England' 'Utterly hilarious. Even football-haters will be beguiled'