Us (novel)

Us

First edition
Author David Nicholls
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Publisher Hodder and Stoughton (UK)
Harper (US)
Publication date
Sep 2014 (UK)
Oct 2014 (US)
Media type Print
Pages 416
ISBN 0-340-89699-X

Us is a 2014 novel by English author David Nicholls for whom it won the Specsavers "UK Author of the Year" award.[1] It was also long-listed for the 2014 Man Booker Prize.[2]

Plot introduction

The book begins when Connie, frustrated artist and Douglas Peterson's wife of nearly 25 years tells him that now their son Albie is about to leave home for college, she wants to leave too. Douglas resolves that their last family holiday together, a 'grand tour' of the cultural and artistic gems of Europe will "be the trip of a lifetime, one that will draw the three of them closer, and win the respect of his son. One that will make Connie fall in love with him all over again".[3]

The narrative then alternates between the story of the disastrous trip, at the start of which Albie deserts his parents in Amsterdam, and that of his unlikely courtship and marriage to Connie, contrasting his disciplined scientific life as a biochemist with Connie's spontaneous artistic character.

Reception

References

  1. Alison Flood (27 November 2014). "David Nicholls and David Walliams win top prizes at National Book Awards". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  2. Man Booker Prize: Commonwealth authors edged out - BBC News Retrieved 2015-05.11.
  3. First edition back cover
  4. Us review: 'a quiet joy', David Nicholls follows his bestselling novel One Day with a discreetly brilliant story of love in middle age, The Telegraph, 26 Sep 2014. Retrieved 10-05-2015.
  5. Follow-up to hit novel One Day is heartbreaking and joyous, The Independent, 18 Sept 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  6. Liked One Day? Then you'll find this absolutely fabulous, Mail Online, 20 Sep 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  7. Sunday Book Review, The New York Times, Jan 20 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-10.

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