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The inspiring, feel-good Richard & Judy Book Club pick about a small boy with a big heart - and even bigger dreams.

'One of those gorgeous books that completely lifts your spirits and restores your faith in humanity' - Ruth Jones, co-creator of Gavin and Stacey and bestselling author of Us Three

It was a journey they would always remember . . . for a friend they'd never forget.

Norman and Jax are a legendary comedic duo in waiting, with a five-year plan to perform at the Edinburgh Fringe by the time they're fifteen. But when Jax dies before they turn twelve, Norman decides a tribute act for his best friend just can't wait, so he rewrites their plan:

1. Look after Mum | 2. Find Dad | 3. Get to the Edinburgh Fringe

Sadie knows she won't win Mother of the Year and she's not proud she doesn't know who her son's father is. But when she finds Norman's list, all she wants is to see her son smile again. So, enlisting the help of eccentric friend Leonard - an 84-year-old veteran with superior planning skills and a thirst for adventure! - they set off on a pilgrimage to Edinburgh, making a few stops to find Norman's dad along the way.

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'An uplifting tale of love, loss and the redemptive power of humour' - Mail on Sunday
'Charming, funny and cheering' - Beth Morrey, author of Saving Missy
'As moving as it is funny. And it's very funny' - Romesh Ranganathan
'He's wheedled his way into my heart, and I suspect I'll have a Norman-shaped hole there forever' - Clare Pooley, author of The Authenticity Project

Readers are in love with Norman:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'This has everything a feel good book should have. I loved it'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Norman is one of the most lovable characters I have ever met'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A book to make you laugh and cry in the same moment, a bittersweet read'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A charming, uplifting tale of love, family, friendship and hope'
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautifully written novel about having the courage to hold on to and chase your dreams'

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Transworld Digital
Publication date

1 April 2021
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An inspiring feel good novel about a small boy with a big heart and even bigger dreams

The Funny Thing about Norman Foreman by Julietta Henderson

Norman Foreman, Julietta Henderson, Romesh Ranganathan, Ruth Jones

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One of those gorgeous books that completely lifts your spirits and restores your faith in humanity. An utterly lovely tale. ― Ruth Jones

An uplifting tale of love, loss and the redemptive power of humour. ― Mail on Sunday

What a charming, funny and cheering read. There's such a lovely, buoyant innocence to Norman and his quest - a coming-of-age that tickles and moves in equal measure. The writing is sharp but tender and in the same way that Marcus in About a Boy strengthens his house of cards, Norman builds the eccentric, loving network he deserves. ― Beth Morrey, bestselling author of SAVING MISSY

As moving as it is funny. And it's very funny. ― Romesh Ranganathan

The funny thing about Norman Foreman is that he's wheedled his way into my heart, and I suspect I'll have a Norman shaped hole there forever. ― Clare Pooley, author of THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Julietta Henderson grew up in the rainforests of North Queensland, Australia. Like many Australians, her love affair with Europe began when she came to London on a working holiday and stayed for more than a decade. Now a full-time writer, Julietta divides her life between Melbourne, the UK and wherever she can find winter. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B082F12TVM
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Transworld Digital (1 April 2021)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2217 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 358 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1787633500

Best Sellers Rank: 369 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- 7 in Women's Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)
- 7 in Urban Fiction (Kindle Store)

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Hello, I’m Julietta Henderson. My debut novel, the Funny Thing About Norman Foreman came out in 2021 in the UK, Australia, the USA, Germany and the Netherlands, and will also be released in Israel and Italy very soon. Thank you for visiting my author page and I hope you’ll follow me to keep updated on news, books and everything related.

If you’ve already read The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman, thank you so much! It’s been wonderful to receive such positive feedback on my first novel, not only on all the review sites but also in personal messages via Instagram and my website – which I absolutely love. If you’re yet to read it, I hope you do enjoy it when you get to it. If you have any questions about the book, or in general, please do feel free to contact me.

I live in the beautiful city of Melbourne, in Australia, but I spend a lot of time in the UK where I lived full time for many years. I really can say I have one foot in each country and, while I am a very proud Australian, a big piece of my heart is definitely in the UK. (And Italy and France and Morocco…) Yes, I do like to travel! I can’t wait until I can get back to visiting some of the places still on my wish list. (India, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, I’m looking at you!)

I am currently hard at work on Book Two (yet to be titled), which will be out in August 2022. I am very excited about it and have fallen in love with my new characters just as much as I love Norman, Sadie and Leonard in my first book (who I actually still think about every day…)

Thanks again for visiting and please do come and say hello at the places I show up on the internet. My greatest wish is to be able to meet readers in person some day very soon. It’s coming…

If you're thinking about reading the Funny Thing About Norman Foreman for your bookclub, please feel free to get in touch with any questions your members might have or let me know if I can help with anything else to make it fun for your group!

Visit my website at www.juliettahenderson.com, Instagram at @juliettahendersonauthor on Instagram and @juliettajulia on Twitter. (I am not quite as active on Twitter as I am on Instagram but I’m there!)

You could also sign up for my upcoming newsletters on my website. I’ll be starting to send them out in the very near future when I have newsworthy ‘news’ on book two to share.

Julietta x

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Wonderful ❤️

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 August 2021

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This has everything a good feel book should have and ticks all the boxes. Compassionate, endearing, touching but absolutely hilarious. The pickles Norman gets into on his journey to Edinburgh had me in giggles. All I will say is revolving door and tumble dryer!!!

I adored every page and wanted to savour every word as I did not want this emotional journey to end but I couldn’t put it down so was read in one sitting. A story filled with love, determination and human connection that will definitely pull on your heart strings but having you laugh out loud the next.

I am missing Norman already and is most deservedly in my top favourites of year ❤️ Fans of The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle, One Ordinary Day At A Time, Dog Days and The Authenticity Project will love this hug in a book.

Thank you Julietta for writing something so wonderful

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Mrs Ellie B

Fabulous uplit

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 June 2021

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Norman Foreman is nearly 12 and him and his best friend Jax aim to perform at the Fringe festival as a comedy double act, unfortunately Jax dies and so Norman makes a new plan to perform on his own, even more unfortunately Norman isn't really that funny on his own. Oh and he also wants to find out who his dad is.
Sadies, Normans Mum wants to help her son get to Edinburgh, she doesn't particularly want to help find his dad, mainly because she doesn't know who it is and it could be one of many men she had dalliances with.
This book was laugh out loud funny, but also poignant in places too. Told in alternating chapters between Norman and Sadie we follow them on this journey. Norman was a great character, brave and lovely and Sadie was just hilarious. The characters they meet on their journey just had my heart melting and I had a smile on my face the whole way through.
I would highly recommend this one, but there is a trigger warning for suicide

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Rosie B

Hilarious and heart breaking - one of the best reads ever!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 May 2022

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Norman Foreman is twelve years old - a scrawny, nerdy kid covered in psoriasis who has no idea who his Dad is and who's constantly worried about his fragile, hard-working single Mum. But that's all right, because he has this wonderful, funny, confident, loyal friend - local bad boy Jax, who thinks not having a Dad is cool, and who's convinced that he and Norman are 'the bee's knees and the dog's bollocks' as a comedy duo, and that they're going to make it big at the Edinburgh Festival just as soon as they turn fifteen.
At least, that's how it used to be, before Jax's asthma killed him. Now, traumatised, bereft and lonely, Norman wants to do something to celebrate his best friend's memory and make him proud - even if that something is as impossible as performing in Edinburgh all by himself at just twelve years of age.
His loyal Mum Sadie and her OAP friend Leonard are determined to make Norman's dream come true somehow; but there's another vital ingredient in the mix - while they're in Edinburgh, city of his conception, Norman wants to find out once and for all who his Dad is. No pressure, then, Sadie; there's still a fortnight to go before the Festival opens ...
Told alternately from Norman's and Sadie's point of view, this hilarious, heart-breaking story will have you enthralled from beginning to end.

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Absorbing .

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 March 2022

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There is so much emotion in this book. None of the schmaltz stuff. All good reality, challenging, recognisable emotion.
A beautifully written, crazy roller coaster linking a variety of characters, all responsible for supporting the grief stricken mother and son.
I bought the book on a whim because the title appealed to me!
Sadly, I've now finished the read. It took me on a fun filled , crazy journey with an elderly gentleman, suffering his own grief silently, supporting and nurturing Norman and his mum, who in turn give him much needed purpose.
I loved being involved in their lives. Thoroughly enjoyed the author's humour (there is A Lot) and life messages.
So much could be added but if you read it yourself you would get the better all round, satisfying picture!

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H. Youlden

Tedious and laborious to read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2022

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I found this book rather tedious and laborious to read. Every sentence attempts humour, which I quickly grew tired of, especially as I didn't find much of it all that funny. Many sentences in the book are also long and convoluted to become almost unreadable. Sadie's endless self-deprecation at being a bad mother wore thin pretty quickly. And the ending was something straight out of a naff romcom – highly ridiculous. Which is all a bit of a shame as Norman was an interesting character and the relationship between him and his dead best friend was also well portrayed.

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A glass half full kind of book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2022

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This is a lovely and charming novel which centres on three main characters who each help the eponymous Norman, who is a sickly twelve year old bot who loves comedy and desires to star in his own one man stand up show.
Norman has not had an easy life and he must shake off the issues that try and hold him down while he reaches for the stars.
The main characters in this book are believable and strong but they provide comical moments which make the reader smile while reasing
A lovely and charming book which gets four out of five stars from me.

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Obedie

Such a BrillAnt read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 April 2022

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Oh…. this is such a good book!! Endearing, funny, heartwarming, original. A fantastic holiday read with characters that are well drawn, likeable plus relatable weaknesses, foibles and histories. Absolutely brilliant. It reminds me of Wonder, of the 1000 yr old boy, or that one where the guy climbs out of the window and goes on a jaunt across the country. It’s childlike but adult. It’s upbeat but heart wrenching. Give it a go. You never know!

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C. S. Porter

The author has a unique turn of phrase and I loved the way she writes.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2022

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This book was a surprise to me. It was nothing like I expected. It was a book I couldn’t wait to read each day. Norman Forman is a young boy who has a wonderful best friend who gives him confidence as well as so much more. Do not mistake it for a childrens book it’s not. The ending turns out to be a surprise I wasn’t expecting. Loved this book.

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