{"product_id":"you-are-here-a-novel-isbn-9780063394063","title":"You Are Here: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Good Housekeeping \"Book We're Most Looking Forward To\" * An Independent Today \"Best Fiction Books to Read\" * A GQ Magazine (UK) \"Best Book of 2024\" * A Harper’s Bazaar (UK) \"Best Novels to Read\" * A Daily Record \"Best Novel\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Captivating [and] flawless...An affectingly hard-won romance. [Michael is] a sturdy and slyly amusing authority figure, … flailing amid the debris of a loving marriage gone sour. Marnie is a compulsively witty, winningly cranky near-agoraphobe...Both protagonists are prickly, smart and desperately yearning, but utterly guarded for understandably good reasons. Nicholls builds his own erotic and at times wrenchingly emotional suspense as the would-be lovers reveal past mishaps and surrendered dreams... As in the best romances, we cherish Michael’s and Marnie’s difficult personalities, and relish the unlikely process that might bring them together. The novel is sharp-tongued and irresistible.\" — New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I finished this novel in two breathless sittings, as invested in its outcome as I would be in the happiness of a friend. This is the magic of You Are Here: warm, generous and funny, it invites readers into the world of Marnie and Michael with the promise that everyone is welcome, and that choosing happiness and being courageous in any small way we can is always possible. I loved this book.\" — Kaliane Bradley, author of The Ministry of Time\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling and Booker Prize-longlisted author of One Day, one of the most enduring love stories of its generation, comes an uplifting and unputdownable contemporary romance about second chances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he’ll do anything to avoid his empty house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarnie, a witty copy-editor, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she’s battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it’s passing her by.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together in a classic case of forced proximity on the most epic of ten-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they’ve been looking for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael and Marnie are on the precipice of a bright future . . . if they can survive the journey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilarious, hopeful, and heartwarming romantic comedy—the novel beloved New York Times bestselling author David Nicholls calls “my funniest book yet”—You Are Here is a bittersweet and hopeful story of first encounters, second chances, and finding the way home.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"A ridiculously satisfying book about hope and second chances.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you’re still scrubbing mascara stains from your pillowcase after the finale of Netflix’s\u003cem\u003e One Day \u003c\/em\u003eadaptation, we’ve got great news: The author’s latest romance—which pairs two seemingly mismatched divorced lovebirds on a begrudging backpacking trip across northern England—is the perfect palate cleanser, delivering Nicholls’s signature cocktail of slow-burn romance and quick-witted dialogue, but without all the gut-wrenching pain. But let’s be clear: This book has heart. Marnie and Michael’s earnest fumbling at second-chance love reveals both their particular vulnerabilities and our shared potential to move, under the weight of all our baggage, toward bright new horizons.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lovely book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigella Lawson, author of Cook, Eat, Repeat\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Captivating [and] flawless. . . . Sharp-tongued and irresistible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Romantic, funny, hopeful. I enjoyed every moment.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolly Alderton, author of Good Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Releasing in tandem with a renewed interest in Nicholls' blockbuster One Day, which has been newly adapted for Netflix, this book is sure to fill up hold lists.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A shrewd observer of modern life and love\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ei Newspaper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The Remains of the Day\u003c\/em\u003e crossed with Michael Winterbottom's \u003cem\u003eThe Trip\u003c\/em\u003e, only with more Gore-Tex,\u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a triumph, a real gift of a novel, and it deserves to join \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e on the bestseller charts immediately.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great comic novel\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Irresistible feel of a classic romance\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You Are Here \u003c\/em\u003eis 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\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaisy Buchanan, author of Insatiable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant: just perfect and exquisitely written. Every page is a delight\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJill Mansell, #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Promise Me\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e is David Nicholls’ funniest, warmest and most addictive novel yet. Perfect\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David is the laureate of the modern love novel, and this is his best yet\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Niven, author of O Brother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"You Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses all of David Nicholls’ characteristic warmth, humor 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 realize 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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Day, author of Friendaholic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Given the witty dialogue and sublime natural settings (think Wordsworth and Brontë), it’s not hard to imagine this as another of Nicholls’ big-screen adaptations, like \u003cem\u003eOne Day. \u003c\/em\u003eA relatable and satisfyingly realistic love story to cure any lingering lockdown blues.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“You Are Here \u003c\/em\u003eis everything I hope for from a David Nicholls novel: beautifully observed, very funny, a little heartbreaking, and at its core, full of hope about people and love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMonica Heisey, author of Really Good, Actually\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What a beautiful, beautiful novel, sensitive, witty, and brilliantly insightful and kind about us messy, stupid humans. I loved every single step of it. I will miss it now that I'm finished and I know that it will be one of those rare novels that will dwell in my memory and my heart”  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDonal Ryan, author of The Queen of Dirt Island\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a rare find this is! Beautiful writing and authentic characters supported by a dry and honest wit. I loved it\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonnie Garmus, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lessons in Chemistry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautiful book. Nicholls perfectly judges the balance between humor and pathos. I was often on the verge of tears even when I was laughing.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTracy Chevalier, New York Times bestselling author of A Single Thread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnnie Macmanus, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Mess We’re In\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"David Nicholls is at the peak of his considerable powers – \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e 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\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSathnam Sanghera, internationally bestselling author of Empireland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“With the long-awaited TV adaptation of \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e landing in February, David Nicholls’ name is already on everyone’s lips, but his new novel is about to take book clubs, commutes and bedside tables by storm… Witty and moving at the same time, it’s a figurative and literal journey that might even have you hunting for your walking boots.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGQ Magazine (UK)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOh this book! What’s better than rooting for two shy, once-burned characters to recognize that love is within reach? I stopped often to reread and savor its sparkling, wry sentences. \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e is both up-to-the-minute and old-fashioned in the best way: sharp, yet so very kind, funny, and bittersweet.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElinor Lipman, bestselling author of Ms. Demeanor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOkechukwu Nzelu, author of Here Again Now\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Heiny, author of Games and Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I finished this novel in two breathless sittings, as invested in its outcome as I would be in the happiness of a friend. This is the magic of \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e: warm, generous and funny, it invites readers into the world of Marnie and Michael with the promise that everyone is welcome, and that choosing happiness and being courageous in any small way we can is always possible. I loved this book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKaliane Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of The Ministry of Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I spent a lot of the weekend getting angry when people wanted to interrupt my reading because I was racing to finish \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e....(Marnie and Michael) are two characters I will carry in my heart for a long time....Any age can read it, but if you are over forty, you will love even more this beautiful, moving \u0026amp; funny tale of second chances.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeorgina Moore, author of The Garnett Girls\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarian Keyes, internationally bestselling author of Rachel's Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nicholls' best book ever, which, given he wrote \u003cem\u003eStarter for Ten\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUs\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e, is saying something.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaitlin Moran, New York Times bestselling author of What About Men?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Pure and utter delight! \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e is a fun, poignant post-pandemic romantic comedy that takes us across the hills and moors of northern England, grapples with loss—of people, of direction—and reminds us vividly and viscerally what it feels like to fall in love.\"  - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLily King, National Bestselling author of Euphoria\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A romantic, funny, hopeful story of what it is to lose and keep faith in love. The characters became my friends in an instant and I enjoyed every moment spent with them.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDolly Alderton, New York Times bestselling author of Good Material\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of the author’s previous books will get just what they came for.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The genius who gave us \u003cem\u003eOne Day\u003c\/em\u003e 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. Witty and joyous.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatt Haig, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Library\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Amazon \"Best Book of the Year\" * An Apple \"Best Book of the Year\" * A \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e \"Book We Recommend This Week\" * A \u003cem\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/em\u003e\"Book to Brighten the Rest of the Season\u003c\/strong\u003e\" * \u003cstrong\u003eAn Amazon \"Top 10 Best of the Month\" pick * An\u003cem\u003e Oprah Daily\u003c\/em\u003e \" Best Summer Book to Read on Vacation\" * An\u003cem\u003e Independent Today\u003c\/em\u003e \"Best Fiction Books to Read\" * A \u003cem\u003eGQ Magazine (UK)\u003c\/em\u003e \"Best Book of 2024\" * A \u003cem\u003eHarpers Bazaar (UK) \u003c\/em\u003e\"Best Novels to Read\" * A\u003cem\u003e Daily Record \u003c\/em\u003e\"Best Novel\" * A \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e \"Book We're Most Looking Forward To\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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. \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e is gorgeously witty and joyful, kind and sad: a book you do not want to be away from.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKatherine Rundell, Sunday Times bestselling author of Super-Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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, \u003cem\u003eYou Are Here\u003c\/em\u003e takes its place at the top. David Nicholls is my favorite writer.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Whitaker, New York Times bestselling author of We Begin At The End\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I devoured this book....It's a lovely, uplifting, at times, laugh out loud novel about love and finding a proper connection in the most unexpected places. Put it on your 'To Read in 2024' list.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSophie Raworth,  journalist, newsreader and broadcaster working for the BBC\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Any love story by David Nicholls is a treat, but this one is especially tender, wise and joyful. I inhaled it.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJojo Moyes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Me Before You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48588087132389,"sku":"NP9780063394063","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063394063.jpg?v=1773962004","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/you-are-here-a-novel-isbn-9780063394063","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}