New York Times-bestselling author Nick Hornby’s highly-anticipated fourth novel is A Long Way Down. In this intriguing novel about suicide, Hornby tells the stories of four suicidal individuals: Martin, a former TV talk show host, JJ, a musician, Jess, a teenage girl, and Maureen, a mother. One New Year’s Eve, the four meet each other on the top of Topper’s House, a popular suicide spot in London. A Long Way Down follows these four individuals as they face the challenging issues of chance, decisions, and of course, death.
Nick Hornby has also written How to Be Good, High Fidelity, About a Boy and Fever Pitch, and was given the American Academy of Arts and Letters E.M. Forster Award. A Long Way Down is published by Penquin Books.