bbAn ardent fan letter from Hornby that makes you want to re-read iGreat Expectationsi while listening to iSign o' the Timesi. --iVogueib pFrom the bestselling author of iJust Like Youi, i High Fidelityi, i iand iFever Pitchi, i ia short, warm, and entertaining book about art, creativity, and the unlikely similarities between Victorian novelist Charles Dickens and modern American rock star Princeb pEvery so often, a pairing comes along that seems completely unlikely--until it's not. Peanut butter and jelly, Dennis Rodman and Kim Jong Un, ducks and puppies, and now Dickens and Prince. pEquipped with a fan's admiration and his trademark humor and wit, Nick Hornby invites us into his latest obsession the cosmic link between two unlikely artists, geniuses in their own rights, spanning race, class, and centuries--each of whom electrified their different disciplines and whose legacy resounded far beyond their own time. pWhen Prince's 1987 record iSign o' the Timesi was rereleased in 2020, th