You Are Here By David Nicholls

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
Sunday Times – Johanna Thomas-Corr

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

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
Spectator – Jacqueline Wilson

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
New York Times – Paul Rudnick

A thoroughly enjoyable read, full of clever, droll jokes about teaching, relatives, walking, friendship, pubs and motels
i Newspaper – 20 best books of the year

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
Sunday Times – Books of the year

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
Observer – Alex Preston

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
Good Housekeeping – 20 best books of the year

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
Independent – Best new books to read in 2024

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
The Times – Chief literary critic Johanna Thomas-Corr’s pick, 50 best novels for summer

A master of his particular craft. This is a novel that will make you feel terrific
Financial Times – Erica Wagner

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
i Newspaper – Anna Bonet

For many it will be a comforting antidote to the grimness of our grim world, a crowd-pleaser and, surely, a TV hit-to-be
Guardian – Lucy Atkins

Nicholls excels at writing about the complexities of relationships . . . There is an appetising tone throughout the novel, which is full of clever, droll jokes about teaching, relatives, walking, friendship, pubs and motels
Independent – Martin Chilton, Books of the month