Willy Russell

A big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing saga.

Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness.

A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you.

Willy Russell's triumph is to have created an unforgettable character, both unique and an Everyman.

The hilarious, bittersweet novel from the playwright behind EDUCATING RITA, SHIRLEY VALENTINE and award-winning musical BLOOD BROTHERS. 
 
Dear Morrissey, 
I'm feeling dead depressed and down. Like a streetlamp without a bulb or a goose at the onset of Christmas time. 
Anyroad, I thought I'd pen a few lines to someone who'd understand... 
 
It's 1991. Raymond Marks is a normal boy, from a normal family, in a normal northern town. Only lately, he's been feeling dead down. His dad left home after falling in love with a five-string banjo. His fun-hating grandma believes she should have married Jean-Paul Sartre: 'I could never read his books, but y' could tell from his picture, there was nothing frivolous about John-Paul Sartre.' Felonious Uncle Jason and Appalling Aunty Paula are lusting after the satellite dish. 
 
And so he turns to the one person who'll understand what he's going through: Morrissey. Told through a series of heartfelt letters to the frontman of The Smiths, this is a laugh-out-loud funny, incredibly poignant tale from a character you can't help but love. 
 
'Big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing' THE MIRROR 
 
'A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 
 
'A comic masterpiece' BEL MOONEY, MAIL ON SUNDAY

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A big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing saga.

Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness.

A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you.

A big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing saga.

Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness.

A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you.

A big-hearted, wonderfully funny and engrossing saga.

Unusual, funny, unsettling and rich with sadness.

A warm, funny, poignant story. I loved The Wrong Boy - and so will you.

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