You Are Here: The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, from the author of One Day

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A highlight for 2024 for the Sunday Times, Guardian, Independent, New Statesman, i, Observer, Grazia, GQ, Irish Times, Sunday Independent, Prima, Good Housekeeping

'A triumph, a real gift of a novel' SUNDAY TIMES

'A comforting antidote to the grimness of our grim world' GUARDIAN

'You'll love it as much as One Day . . . Probably his best yet' INDEPENDENT

'It makes the whole world shimmer with a kind of secret possibility' OBSERVER

'A novel that will make you feel terrific' FINANCIAL TIMES

Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way

Marnie is stuck.

Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it's passing her by.

Michael is coming undone.

Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells.

When a persistent mutual friend and some very English weather conspire to bring them together, Marnie and Michael suddenly find themselves alone on the most epic of walks and on the precipice of a new friendship.

But can they survive the journey

A new love story by beloved bestseller David Nicholls, You Are Here is a novel of first encounters, second chances and finding the way home.

Reviews

The Remains of the Day crossed with Michael Winterbottom's The Trip, only with more Gore-Tex . . . You Are Here is a triumph, a real gift of a novel, and it deserves to join One Day on the bestseller charts immediately -- Johanna Thomas-Corr * Sunday Times *
I'm helplessly competitive and highly irritated that I can't remember all the books I've read since 1 January. I'll just name my three favourite novels from the first half of the year. No. 1 is You Are Here by David Nicholls, a love story between two unlikely characters, the oldest plot in the book, but written with charm and wit. It even made me consider walking the Northumberland Coast Path - though I've yet to buy my walking boots -- Jacqueline Wilson * Spectator *
Captivating . . . Nicholls is rightfully attached to his central couple and their baggage of cherished neuroses, until he accepts that he has to decide on a happy ending or something more bittersweet, and how to earn either. He succeeds beautifully. Nicholls's dialogue is flawless (he's also an experienced screenwriter) and even his descriptions of bogs and muck can enchant. The novel is sharp-tongued and irresistible, the most intelligent treat -- Paul Rudnick * New York Times *
A thoroughly enjoyable read, full of clever, droll jokes about teaching, relatives, walking, friendship, pubs and motels -- 20 best books of the year * i Newspaper *
David Nicholls's most satisfying love story yet . . . it's a romantic comedy full of longing and doubt that hits the sweet spot between pathos and bathos. Nicholls puts the reader into a perfect, pleasurable mood -- Books of the year * Sunday Times *
A great comic novel . . . The reader becomes so invested in the outcome of this unspectacular, everyday, cagoule-clad romance that it makes the whole world shimmer with a kind of secret possibility, as if such narratives are everywhere, just out of sight -- Alex Preston * Observer *
As a longtime fan of Nicholls's writing, I had huge expectations for this book and it absolutely delivered . . . I'm calling it now - this will undoubtedly be one of my best books of 2024 -- 20 best books of the year * Good Housekeeping *
Nicholls not only beautifully evokes quintessential British landscapes, but also maps a will-they-or-won't-they love story between two midlifers (fans will be reminded of One Day's Dexter and Emma) . . . Rest assured, you'll be very invested in a happy ending -- Best new books to read in 2024 * Independent *
David Nicholls, the maestro of the modern rom-com, has had a big year: first came Netflix's nostalgic adaptation of his 2009 hit One Day and now there is this sweet and stylish love story for grown-ups . . . Nicholls's most satisfying love story yet -- Chief literary critic Johanna Thomas-Corrs pick, 50 best novels for summer * The Times *
A master of his particular craft. This is a novel that will make you feel terrific -- Erica Wagner * Financial Times *
The trouble with having a hit novel is that your work will forever be compared with it. But You Are Here is just as good - and possibly even better . . . it makes you want to get out and walk; to seize the day; to do something significant with your life; to not only believe in second chances but to make them happen. It makes you want to tell someone - anyone - that you love or care about them. I can't think of a better testament to the power of a David Nicholls novel than that -- Anna Bonet * i Newspaper *
For many it will be a comforting antidote to the grimness of our grim world, a crowd-pleaser and, surely, a TV hit-to-be -- Lucy Atkins * Guardian *
Nicholls excels at writing about the complexities of relationships . . . There is an appetising tone throughout the novel, which is full of clever, droll jokes about teaching, relatives, walking, friendship, pubs and motels -- Martin Chilton, Books of the month * Independent *
Zip up Heathcliff in Gore-Tex, give Cathy laugh-out-loud lines, fold in the poignancy of E. M. Forster, embed quaint maps, blisters, a dash of existential terror and heaps of heartache and you have David Nicholls's latest novel . . . like all great rom-coms, the journey that Nicholls takes Michael and Marnie on is more meaningful than the destination -- Genevieve Gaunt * Spectator *
As a longtime fan of Nicholls' writing, I had huge expectations for this book and it absolutely delivered . . . I'm calling it now - this will undoubtedly be one of my best books of 2024 -- Joanne Finney, The best books to read this month * Good Housekeeping *
Nobody writes a love story quite like David Nicholls and I thought You Are Here was even better than One Day -- The best books of the year * Red *
You Are Here is an unusual novel, unusual for our time anyway. It is amusing and true to life. It is gentle, free from fashionable extravagance . . . Nicholls is a novelist who brings understanding to his work; also, happily, he is often very funny * Scotsman *
Nicholls's latest has the irresistible feel of a classic romance * Mail on Sunday *
Nicholls tackles modern loneliness in this witty and warm love story for cynics -- Novels to look out for in 2024 * Grazia *
He has done it again with this lovely, touching story . . . Nicholls's knack for warm characters, funny dialogue and superb scene-setting is as spot-on as ever. You'll want to pull on your hiking boots at the first opportunity * Daily Mail *
Fans will relish the fact that once again, he has written a love story with some very good comic set pieces -- Summer reading * Evening Standard *
Funny, emotional and beautiful . . . Nicholls is the king of creating well-drawn, flawed characters that resonate and tug on your heartstrings -- Book of the Week * Heat *
Everyone loves David Nicholls' marvellously tender and humane new novel, You Are Here -- Rachel Cooke * Observer *
Few contemporary writers make characters feel as human as David Nicholls does . . . Nicholls has a knack for finding the magical in the everyday. It's not a pandemic novel, but its themes of loneliness and clinging on to moments of connection feel particularly pertinent after the past few years -- 45 of 2024's most anticipated books * BBC.com *
A poignant love story of first encounters -- 40 best books of 2024 * Sunday Times *
[A master] of comic fiction . . . balances absurdity and sadness with apparently effortless ease -- The best fiction of 2024 * Guardian *
Bliss * Mail on Sunday *
Refreshing . . . The romance has sincerity and authenticity . . . There were echoes of Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy, another book I loved -- Francesca Specter * Guardian *
2024 is set to be the year of David Nicholls . . . a story of love, chance encounters and new beginnings * i Newspaper *
No one does the minutiae of love as well as Nicholls -- Fiction to look out for in 2024 * Observer *
It's Nicholls' best since the Booker-longlisted Us, and I'm already dream-casting the BBC adaptation -- Best fiction books to read in 2024 * Independent *
Witty and moving at the same time, it's a figurative and literal journey that might even have you hunting for your walking boots -- Best books of 2024 * GQ *
You feel every step of David Nicholls's tenderly funny novel You Are Here -- Unputdownable: The books you wish you had been given for Christmas * Country Life *
When it comes to love stories, David Nicholls is a master craftsman and, dare I say it, I loved You Are Here even more than One Day -- Sarra Manning * Red Magazine *
Nicholls is a writer going from strength to strength - his previous novel Sweet Sorrow was his best yet - so this is set to be one of 2024's most exciting titles * Sunday Express *
A slow-burn love story delivered with Nicholls' trademark wit and warmth -- 6 powerful novels to dive into * Grazia *
David Nicholls is back with a comforting romance novel that serves as the perfect sun lounger companion . . . Nicholls not only beautifully evokes quintessential British landscapes, but also maps a will-they-or-won't-they love story -- 30 best new books to read * Independent *
A love story set on a hike, this is One Day author Nicholls's most recent book. Like his others, it is a poignant, hilarious, wincingly accurate portrait of humanity * i Paper *
As usual, Nicholls' latest novel is a masterclass in devising an affecting love story -- The 10 best fiction books released in 2024 * Mail on Sunday *
Oh, how I love, love, love this beautiful story! The observations David Nicholls makes about people and their behaviour are just so astute . . . I can't stop recommending it to everyone -- Nina Pottell, Book of the Month * Prima *
Such a lovely book! -- Nigella Lawson
A witty, touching love story. The writing is magnificent: taut and vivid. I was so happy while I was reading it and now I'm bereft. Gorgeous -- Marian Keyes, author of AGAIN, RACHEL
I think it might be Nicholls' best book ever. He's somehow managed to remember exactly how people talk when they're falling in love, which is virtually impossible to do properly -- Caitlin Moran, author of WHAT ABOUT MEN
What a rare find this is! Beautiful writing and authentic characters supported by a dry and honest wit. I loved it -- Bonnie Garmus, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
A romantic, funny, hopeful story of what it is to lose and keep faith in love. The characters became my friends in an i

Author Bio

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.