Us: The Booker Prize-longlisted novel from the author of ONE DAY and YOU ARE HERE - Softcover

Nicholls, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0340897015 ISBN 13: 9780340897010

Publisher: Sceptre, 2015

Synopsis

*Out now: David Nicholls's new novel YOU ARE HERE*

THE BOOKER PRIZE-LONGLISTED NOVEL BY BELOVED BESTSELLER DAVID NICHOLLS

A brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children

'Perfect'
INDEPENDENT

'I honestly can't imagine loving a novel much more'
SUNDAY TIMES

'Funny and sweet - a lovely, lovely book'
GRAHAM NORTON

'A sad, funny, soulful joy'
OBSERVER

'I loved this book. Funny, sad, tender: for anyone who wants to know what happens after the Happy Ever After'
JOJO MOYES

Douglas and Connie - scientist and artist, husband and wife - live a quiet and quietly unremarkable life in the suburbs of London. Until, suddenly, after more than twenty years of marriage, Connie decides she wants a divorce.

Heartbroken but determined, Douglas comes up with the perfect plan: he is going to win back the love of his wife and the respect of Albie, their teenage son, by organising the holiday of a lifetime.

The hotels are booked, the tickets bought, the itinerary planned and printed.

What could possibly go wrong?

ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS

'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'
FINANCIAL TIMES

'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'
DAILY TELEGRAPH

'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'
THE TIMES

'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'
EVENING STANDARD

'Genuinely brilliant'
NEW STATESMAN

About this title

About the Author

David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Starter for Ten, The Understudy, One Day, Us, Sweet Sorrow and You Are Here. One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim: translated into 40 languages, it became a global bestseller, selling millions of copies worldwide. His fourth novel, Us, was longlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.
On screen, David has written adaptations of Far from the Madding Crowd, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations, as well as of his own novels, Starter for Ten, One Day and Us. His adaptation of Edward St Aubyn's Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer. The Netflix adaptation of One Day was executive-produced by David.

From the Back Cover

A brilliant, bittersweet novel about love and family, husbands and wives, parents and children. From beloved bestselling author David Nicholls.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sceptre
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0340897015
• ISBN 13: 9780340897010
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416