One for My Baby: A Novel

Présentation de l'éditeur From the bestselling author of Man and Boy and Man and Wife comes the charming story of a widower who doesn't believe you get a second chance at love. Full of biting social commentary and overwhelming emotion, One for My Baby is a warm and witty novel of love, family, sex, and Tai Chi. Returning to London from Hong Kong after a brief, idyllic marriage ends in tragedy, Alfie Budd finds his world collapsing. Believing his chance for love has passed, he takes comfort in fleeting affairs with his students at Churchill's Language School while watching his parents' marriage, his grandmother's health, and his career ambitions rapidly deteriorate. But then Alfie meets two people who help him to start healing: the old Chinese man he sees practicing Tai Chi in the park every morning and a single mother who needs Alfie's help in completing her education. Soon, our bereft widower is learning much more than Tai Chi and falling for one student above all others. But can Alfie give up meaningless sex for a meaningful relationship? And how much room in our hearts do we really have for love? Revue de presse "Heartbreakingly universal and full of killer lines on love and love loss." -- Financial Times (UK) "Refreshing...Parsons spins a nicely written tale [that] will have readers pondering the complexities of modern families." -- Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) "You will find it impossible not to become immersed in and touched by this story of love, sex, tragedy, and redemption." -- Daily Mail (UK) "Another winner." -- Booklist Biographie de l'auteur Tony Parsons is the author of two international bestsellers, Man and Boy and Man and Wife. A former music journalist and television personality, he lives in England with his wife and daughter, and he has a son from a previous marriage.