The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman

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The characters are absolutely wonderful (except for Sadie’s bah humbug boss), Sadie thinks she’s a rubbish mother, she is so not that, she’s the best. Before long, they’ve departed Penzance, heading north in Len’s (rusty) teal 1971 Austin Maxi, armed with spreadsheets, a laminated agenda, a shoebox of jokes on Post-its, and Google maps: via Barnstaple, Swansea and Bournemouth, checking out father candidates and entering talent contests and open mic opportunities, hopeful of a Performance Slot in Edinburgh. There’s a lot of wisdom generally in the book in particular endurance, keeping going no matter what life throws at you.

With the help of a very switched on octogenarian named Leonard, the three of them get in Leonard's vintage car and make their way to Edinburgh, with some stop-overs along the way, where Norman can perform his comedy numbers. A single mother, Sadie lost her father, a not very successful comedian, the year before Norman was born while she was away at University.When she saw Norman staring at the five year plan the two boys had laid out (slightly altered after Jax died), she found herself promising Norman, she would get him to the Festival, as well as try to find his father for him. Julietta Henderson’s delightfully charming, tender and uplifting debut takes us on a road trip with a mother and son who will live in the reader’s heart for a long time to come, and teaches us that—no matter the odds—we must always reach for the stars. This was a sweet novel about Norman Foreman, twelve years old, who dreams of performing at one the biggest festivals, The Edinburgh Fringe. As if Norman doesn’t already have enough to deal with, with the psoriasis that plagues his body that makes life extremely hard.

If you're after a heart-warming book filled to the brim with hope and humanity, then Julietta Henderson's charming The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman should be your next read .Sadie is a single mom who is trying to balance life when her son's best friend, the Rolls-bloody-Royce of best friends, dies. Survival against impossible extraterrestrial odds: Invasion ends its second season with hope … and not?