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Oh, and by the way, I’ve added another first rule of comedy to Jaxy’s book. I don’t think he’d mind. I mean, I’m not saying I made it up or anything, but I figured after last summer if I hadn’t learned something from what I’d observed, then what kind of observational comedian would I be?

See, when I started thinking about everyone I know, like Tony and Kathy and their baby that hasn’t shown up yet, and Adam and his rugby career that never got to happen, and Leonard with his wife who doesn’t remember him anymore, and Jax’s mum and stepdad, who lost their boy, and Mum who finally told me what really happened to Grandad, I realized they’ve all got one thing in common. Which is that even though bad things happened to them they all still kept on going.

So I reckon that’s my first last First Rule of Comedy: never give up. Because no matter if everything goes to hell in a handbasket and you lose your father, your footy career, your baby, your memory, your son, your breath or your best friend, you’ve just got to keep on going.

And even though I really do know he’s gone forever, I’ll never forget how lucky I was to know a guy as cool and as crazy and as wonderful as Jax. A guy who taught me that one really and truly best friend is a hundred times better than a whole bunch who just aren’t quite sure. And that one honestly never knows what’s coming next.

THE END

Signed, Norman Foreman.
Teenage Super Flucking Comedy Genius

Acknowledgments

I feel like the luckiest person in the world because it’s my great good fortune to find myself surrounded by the kindest, most supportive book-loving people I could ever hope to meet.

My heartfelt thanks go to the lovely ladies on several different continents who have championed Norman from the beginning and made it possible for him to find his perfect place in the world: Sue Armstrong, Zoe Sandler, Emily Ohanjanians, Molly Crawford, Bev Cousins and Lou Ryan.

Thanks also to my family, much-appreciated friends and early readers who encouraged me along the way and were there to cheer me when I (finally!) made it to the finish line.

Lastly, to the people who continue to believe in the power of words to make the world a better place: the readers. Thank you.

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ISBN-13: 9780369701145

The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman

Copyright © 2021 by Julietta Henderson

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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, businesses, companies, events or locales is entirely coincidental.