“You're the prettiest girl in County Wexford. You should be able to choose any man you want. And we're hoping that George Sheridan from the rugby club looks your way.”
More from Nick Hornby
“The life I want, there's no shortcut.”
“I'd be perfectly happy with a tin of salmon.”
“Nobody does anything worth doing with a degree.”
“I'm trying to work out what makes good things good.”