In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, -bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. Meet martin, jj, jess, and maureen. Four peo...In his eagerly awaited fourth novel, -bestselling author Nick Hornby mines the hearts and psyches of four lost souls who connect just when they've reached the end of the line. Meet martin, jj, jess, and maureen. Four people who come together on new year's eve: a former TV talk show host, a musician, a teenage girl, and a mother.