The Understudy

by David Nicholls

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THE UNDERSTUDY is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love.

For Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted - money, fame, a beautiful wife, and a lead role on the London stage. For Stephen C. McQueen, it means a disastrous career playing passers-by and dead people.

Stephen is stuck with an unfortunate name, a hopeless agent, a daughter he barely knows, and a job as understudy to Josh Harper, the 12th Sexiest Man in the World. And when Stephen falls in love with Josh's clever, funny wife Nora, things get even more difficult.

But might there yet be a way for Stephen to get his Big Break?

THE UNDERSTUDY is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love.

  • ISBN10 0812971418
  • ISBN13 9780812971415
  • Publish Date 30 January 2007 (first published 28 March 2005)
  • Publish Status Temporarily Withdrawn
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Random House USA Inc
  • Imprint Random House Inc
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 368
  • Language English