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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 'Magnificent' MARIAN KEYES 'A beautiful book' TRACY CHEVALIER 'Genius . . . another classic and funny love story' MATT HAIG 'I don't know how he does it, but he's the only person who can' ELIZABETH DAY 'I loved it' BONNIE GARMUS 'Perfect' CLARE CHAMBERS 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.

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PRAISE FOR DAVID NICHOLLS '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 does the minutiae of love as well as Nicholls -- Fiction to look out for in 2024 * Observer * A poignant love story of first encounters -- 40 best books of 2024 * Sunday Times * Nicholls tackles modern loneliness in this witty and warm love story for cynics -- Novels to look out for in 2024 * Grazia * 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 * 2024 is set to be the year of David Nicholls . . . a story of love, chance encounters and new beginnings * i Newspaper * 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 -- The best books of 2024 * GQ * 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 * You Are Here is a book with such acute observations on life and relationships, on getting older, on not being in a relationship and being wary of taking a chance on love because you are happy enough. It also made me laugh out loud. The dialogue is spot on and so very real and human. I will hold it with me for a long time and I miss the characters already -- Nina Pottell * Prima * 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 beautiful book. Nicholls perfectly judges the balance between humour and pathos. I was often on the verge of tears even when I was laughing -- Tracy Chevalier, author of A SINGLE THREAD You Are Here encompasses all of David Nicholls' characteristic warmth, humour and observational insight. But it also asks fundamental questions of life, love and loneliness in such a beautifully delicate way that you don't even realise it's happening or that the fundamental truth of human happiness has been staring you in the face all along. I don't know how he does it, but he does and he's the only person who can -- Elizabeth Day, author of FRIENDAHOLIC The genius who gave us One Day has written another classic and funny love story, set on a ten-day hike. You breeze along and get caught up in it like a leaf in the wind. Joyous -- Matt Haig, author of THE MIDNIGHT LIBRARY David Nicholls is at the peak of his considerable powers - You Are Here is not only packed with the delicious observations, profound truths and moving encounters we expect of him, it's the funniest thing he has written. Even if it was twice the length, it would have finished too soon -- Sathnam Sanghera, author of EMPIRELAND David Nicholls wears his formidable intelligence so generously and so lightly that you scarcely notice the skill it takes to write a book like this: a story at once passionately funny and richly human. You Are Here is gorgeously witty and joyful, kind and sad: a book you do not want to be away from -- Katherine Rundell, author of SUPER-INFINITE David Nicholls is a wonderfully gifted writer. His trademark wit and sensitivity bring light and life to his characters, allowing him to explore difficult subject matter with an admirable lightness of touch -- Okechukwu Nzelu, author of HERE AGAIN NOW David Nicholls is one of the best writers at chronicling the way annoyance and resentment are often irretrievably mixed with love and empathy. This is a love story but never predictable - Nicholls stays one step ahead of the reader in the sharpest, funniest way. If you're looking for a great comic novel, You Are Here -- Katherine Heiny, author of GAMES AND RITUALS A stunning, funny, frank and beautiful look at loneliness, friendship, and the risks taken to love and be loved. In a career of standout books, You Are Here takes its place at the top. David Nicholls is my favourite writer -- Chris Whitaker, author of WE BEGIN AT THE END I loved this book. A story about loneliness and the beginnings of love, with the backdrop of England's lakes and fells and relentlessly changeable weather. As a read it is warm, unsentimental, hilarious and SO acutely observed. Nicholls has given us a masterclass in writing. I want to buy it for all my friends -- Annie Macmanus, author of THE MESS WE'RE IN You Are Here is a gorgeous, grown-up love story. I fell for Marnie and Michael hard and fast - this book is honest, raw, yet profoundly hopeful. This is the work of a writer at the peak of his enormous powers - it's one of the saddest stories I've ever read, and one of the funniest. A future classic -- Daisy Buchanan, author of INSATIABLE Brilliant: just perfect and exquisitely written. Every page is a delight -- Jill Mansell, author of PROMISE ME You Are Here is David Nicholls' funniest, warmest and most addictive novel yet. Perfect -- Clare Chambers, author of SMALL PLEASURES David is the laureate of the modern love novel, and this is his best yet -- John Niven, author of O BROTHER A wryly heartwarming tale of second-chance romance . . . the dialogue crackles off the page . . . pure pleasure -- Editor's Choice * Bookseller * PRAISE FOR DAVID NICHOLLS '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

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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.

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