Книга You Are Here: The ultimate gift edition of the instant number 1 Sunday Times bestseller
The beloved number 1 Sunday Times bestseller by the author of One Day
A beautiful new twist on the iconic original design, featuring:
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'Written with charm and wit, it even made me consider walking the Northumberland Coast Path'
JACQUELINE WILSON, SPECTATOR
'A triumph, a real gift of a novel'
SUNDAY TIMES
'A comforting antidote to the grimness of our grim world'
GUARDIAN
'Nicholls's knack for warm characters, funny dialogue and superb scene-setting is as spot-on as ever'
DAILY MAIL
'I read David Nicholls' new book You Are Here - you'll love it as much as One Day . . . Probably his best yet'
INDEPENDENT
'A great comic novel . . . The reader becomes so invested in the outcome of this romance that it makes the whole world shimmer with a kind of secret possibility'
OBSERVER
'A novel that will make you feel terrific'
FINANCIAL TIMES
'Few contemporary writers make characters feel as human as David Nicholls does'
BBC.com
'The irresistible feel of a classic romance'
MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Romantic, funny and hopeful'
DOLLY ALDERTON, author of Good Material
'Tender, wise and joyful. I inhaled it'
JOJO MOYES, author of Me Before You
'Magnificent'
MARIAN KEYES, author of My Favourite Mistake
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.
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
David Nicholls, You Are Here Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller May 2024 (UK)
"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" - 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" - 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" - New York 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" - Observer
"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" - 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" - The Times
"A master of his particular craft. This is a novel that will make you feel terrific" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 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" - 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" - Good Housekeeping
"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" - 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" - Evening Standard
"Funny, emotional and beautiful . . . Nicholls is the king of creating well-drawn, flawed characters that resonate and tug on your heartstrings" - Heat
"Everyone loves David Nicholls' marvellously tender and humane new novel, You Are Here" - 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" - BBC.com
"A poignant love story of first encounters" - Sunday Times
"Refreshing . . . The romance has sincerity and authenticity . . . There were echoes of Curtis Sittenfeld's Romantic Comedy, another book I loved" - 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" - Observer
"It's Nicholls' best since the Booker-longlisted Us, and I'm already dream-casting the BBC adaptation" - 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" - GQ
"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" - 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" - Grazia
"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" - Prima
"A wryly heartwarming tale of second-chance romance . . . the dialogue crackles off the page . . . pure pleasure" - Bookseller