Why Katharine loves this book
Another of my favourite authors - David Nicholls. I am always happy when I see he has a new book coming out, and pre-ordered You are Here so that I would be able to read it as soon as possible. It is a great book - down-to-earth and sad and frustrating as lots of David Nicholls' books can be. He writes a very good slightly hopeless but ultimately loveable male character, I think - and often puts them through situations where they stupidly are not open and honest but if they had been they'd have made things so much easier for themselves.
I also loved the setting of the book, walking the Pennine Way. I think the book would appeal to people who know this area and who love walking, as much as to people who love character-driven fiction.
5 authors picked You Are Here as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way . . .
Michael 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.
Marnie, on the other hand, 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.
When a persistent mutual friend and some…
