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Summary: I Am Carrying J.R. Hartley's Child
Review: I happily awarded this book 5 stars for one reason and one reason only. A few years ago one of the most popular television commercials broadcast in the UK showed an old gentleman scouring his local bookshops in search of an out-of-print book: Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. After a few fruitless days involving countless visits to rundown second hand bookshops, his daughter says "No luck Dad? Never mind. What about trying Yellow Pages?" After a few hours spent flicking through the weighty doorstop, sure enough he finds a shop he hasn't tried. He rings up its number and then he smiles as his request is successful. When asked for his name he replies JR Hartley. The voiceover booms soothingly "Good old Yellow Pages". The ad was so successful that it spawned a spin-off book of the same Fly Fishing title by a fictional character called JR Hartley. Well. There you have it, folks. The man, the memories--even the book don't really exist. 5 stars for sure.
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Summary: I Am Carrying J.R. Hartley's Child
Review: I happily awarded this book 5 stars for one reason and one reason only. A few years ago one of the most popular television commercials broadcast in the UK showed an old gentleman scouring his local bookshops in search of an out-of-print book: Fly Fishing by JR Hartley. After a few fruitless days involving countless visits to rundown second hand bookshops, his daughter says "No luck Dad? Never mind. What about trying Yellow Pages?" After a few hours spent flicking through the weighty doorstop, sure enough he finds a shop he hasn't tried. He rings up its number and then he smiles as his request is successful. When asked for his name he replies JR Hartley. The voiceover booms soothingly "Good old Yellow Pages". The ad was so successful that it spawned a spin-off book of the same Fly Fishing title by a fictional character called JR Hartley. Well. There you have it, folks. The man, the memories--even the book don't really exist. 5 stars for sure.
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