You Are Here: A Novel

The stunning novel that beloved New York Times bestselling author David Nicholls calls “my funniest book yet,” You Are Here is at once hilarious and profound, an uplifting story of first encounters, second chances, and finding the way home.“Genius. . . . A classic and funny love story.”— Matt Haig“What a rare find this is! I loved it.”—Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons In Chemistry “Oh, this book! Sharp, yet so very kind, funny, and bittersweet.”—Elinor Lipman, author of Ms. Demeanor

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—anything to avoid the empty house.Marnie is stuck. Hiding alone in her London apartment, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her ex-husband. Holed up with her books, she’s battling a sense that life is passing her by.When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they’ve been looking for.

About the Author

David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Starter for Ten; The Understudy; One Day; Us, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction; Sweet Sorrow; and You Are Here. He is also a screenwriter who has also written adaptations of Far from the Madding Crowd, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations, as well as 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. Nicholls is also the Executive Producer and a contributing screenwriter on a new Netflix adaptation of One Day.