Friends Like These by Danny Wallace

Friends Like These by Danny
Wallace
Danny Wallace is about to turn thirty and his life has become a cliche.
Recently married and living in a smart new area of town, he’s swapped pints
down the pub for lattes and brunch. For the first time in his life, he’s
feeling, well … grown-up. But something’s not right. Something’s missing.
Until he finds an old address book containing just twelve names. His best
mates as a kid. Where are they now? Who are they now? And how are they coping
with being grown-up too? And so begins a journey from A-Z, tracking down and
meeting his old gang. He travels from Berlin to Tokyo, from Sydney to LA. He
even goes to Loughborough. He meets Fijian chiefs. German rappers. Some
ninjas. And a carvery manager who’s managed to solve time travel. But how
will they respond to a man they haven’t seen in twenty years, turning up and
asking if they’re coming out to play? Part-comedy, part-travelogue,
part-memoir, Friends Like These is the story of what can happen when you
track down your past, and of where the friendships you thought you’d outgrown
can take you today…