Us: The Booker Prize-longlisted novel from the author of ONE DAY

by David Nicholls

*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

• ISBN10: 0340897015
• ISBN13: 9780340897010
• Publish Date: 7 May 2015 (first published 30 September 2014)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Imprint: Sceptre
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

[meowstina]

I received an advanced reader copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I had never read anything by Nicholls until this book, but heard great things about him. I was afraid this might be a little too sappy for my liking, but it’s not at all. I actually really like this book! From the first page I was enthralled with Nicholls’s voice and Douglas’s personality. This is an entertaining read, but it’s also kind of heartbreaking. First you get a sense of all that is good and really root for Douglas to turn things around, and then Connie’s flaws and his flaws are revealed, which makes the story so much more realistic and deep. I love how this makes the book so layered. There’s always more to the story and his present situation, which kept me eager to read on. This is a really great book, I think I’ll look into One Day now as well.