STARTER FOR TEN

Book ID/图书代码： 03540010B37379

English Summary/英文概要： It’s 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV’s foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on ’The Challenge’ than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson.

When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He’s going to win the game, at any cost, because - after all - everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge...

STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一本關於愛情，階級，成長以及學會區分知識與智慧的喜劇，一本感人至深，細緻入微，溫暖人心，歡欣鼓舞的年度佳作。

1985年，布萊恩.傑克遜帶著一顆雄心壯志進入大學，並且參加了電視臺最火的常識問答比賽節目—《挑戰者》。但是比賽還沒進行多久，布萊恩就愛上了他的隊友愛麗絲.哈賓遜。那是一個美麗動人的姑娘，一個頗有表演天賦的女孩。
不過愛麗絲並不為他的熱情所動。為了贏得美人芳心，布萊恩想出了一個萬全之策。那就是他必須不惜一切代價贏得比賽。這是因為任何女人都渴望得到一個知識淵博的男人。
《戀愛學分》是一部關於愛情，階級，成長以及學會區分知識與智慧的喜劇。那麼現在你準備好挑戰一下這部近幾年來最有趣的小說了嗎？（XMM）

Awards/获奖情况：’Starter for Ten is the debut of the year; a recommendation repeated by all who come in contact with it ... Trust us, you’ll love it’---Arena
“《戀愛學分》是本年度最驚人的作品，所有看過的人都會重複推薦……相信我們，你一定會愛上這本書的。”

’Moving, wickedly observed, warm, uplifting and above all blindingly funny, Starter for Ten hits the spot time after time. Read this book’---Jack
“本書感人至深，細緻入微，溫暖人心，歡欣鼓舞，更重要的是這是一本徹頭徹尾的喜劇。《戀愛學分》一次又一次令我們心滿意足。趕緊讀這本書吧！”

’A toe-curlingly embarrassing and cleverly observed comedy ... it’ll have you wincing and laughing simultaneously. Fabulous’---Company

’A bittersweet coming-of-age tale ... Brian conjure[s] up strong echoes of one of that era’s literary heroes, Adrian Mole ... A fine, funny book’---Heat

’Spry, affecting debut ... If it’s possible to wince with your whole body, that broadly equates to my experience of reading it’---Time Out

’A funny, touching novel reminiscent of the classic film Gregory’s Girl with an authentic 1980s backdrop’---Sunday Mirror

’Nicholls’ portrayal of student affectations is accurate and funny ... clever and well-written’---Independent

’Hilarious ... you won’t be able to put it down’---OK

’Painfully funny’---Elle

’Warm and funny ... Hilarious’---Daily Mirror

’Hugely (and deservedly) hyped ... Achingly funny’---She

’I laughed out loud, I cringed in recognition, and more than once I paused in admiration at an observation so wry, so on the money, I wondered why it had never occurred to me before. There have been many pretenders to the throne of Hornby; David Nicholls is his legitimate heir’---Mike Bullen, creator of ’Cold Feet’

’For conjuring up all those cringeworthy moments of youth, this read is unrivalled’---Glamour

’Relentlessly delightful’---Mil Millington

’Absolutely fabulous ... brilliantly funny’---Jenny Colgan, author of Amanda’s Wedding

’Wonderfully written ... This is a lovely look back at a time when you were young enough to think that anything could happen’---The Word

’What a delight... David Nicholls is enormously talented, he has an exquisite eye for details, humour and the ridiculous and he deserves every ounce of the huge success he will undoubtedly have with this pleasure of a book’---Anna Maxted, author of Getting Over It

’I absolutely loved Starter for Ten’---Emily Barr, author of Backpack

About the Author/作者介绍： David Nicholls trained as an actor before making the switch to writing. His TV credits include the third series of Cold Feet, Rescue Me, and I Saw You, as well as a much-praised modern version of Much Ado About Nothing and an adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, both for BBC TV. David has continued to write for film and TV as well as writing novels, and he has twice been nominated for BAFTA awards.
David’s bestselling first novel, STARTER FOR TEN, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2004, and David has written the screenplays for film versions of both STARTER FOR TEN (released in 2006, starring James McAvoy) and THE UNDERSTUDY (not yet released). His third novel, ONE DAY, was published in hardback in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim, and stayed in the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list for ten weeks on publication.

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