From the bestselling author of  High Fidelity ,  About a Boy , and  A Long Way Down  comes a highly anticipated new novel.   Set in 1960's London,  Funny Girl  is a lively account of the adventures of the intrepid young Sophie Straw as she navigates her transformation from provincial ingénue to television starlet amid a constellation of delightful characters. Insightful and humorous, Nick Hornby's latest does what he does best: endears us to a cast of characters who are funny if flawed, and forces us to examine ourselves in the process.