You Are Here

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?

Review

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

Warmly hilarious but never sentimental. Pure pleasure in a paperback. -- Books of the Summer ― The Guardian

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-Corr’s 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

About the Author

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.