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Second Best | David Foenkinos

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'It’s about time British readers discovered the wit and originality of David Foenkinos' Jonathan Coe, author of Bournville A magical imagining of the fate of a fictional boy whose life is shaped forever when he loses out on the role of Harry Potter. It's 1999. Martin Hill is ten years old, crazy about Arsenal and has a minor crush on a girl named Betty. Then he makes it to the final two in the casting for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. In the end, the other boy is picked for the role of a lifetime. A devastated Martin tries to move on with his life. But how can he escape his failure, especially when it's the most famous film series in the world? Foenkinos’s smash-hit Second Best is a playful, poignant story about fate, loss and how the lives we wish we’d led might not be all they’re cracked up to be . . .

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Second Best | David Foenkinos

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Poor ten year old Martin Hill. He comes in second as the actor to play Harry Potter in all the movies. He‘s not only disappointed, he‘s devastated and it colors his whole life. Will he ever come to terms with this, in his own words, failure? An interesting premise, but nothing exciting. Here‘s a picture of my son, who many, many years ago, won the Harry Potter look-alike contest in the Chicago Sun Times.

jlhammar Adorable. He really did look like Harry! 6mo

Lesliereadsalot Thanks! Very sweet of you. 6mo

Lesliereadsalot 5 months later! I didn‘t really understand how to tag people back then, so if you didn‘t get my thank you for your sweet words, here it is now, better late than never. @jlhammar 3w

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