His Starter for Ten was one of Richard and Judy’s chosen titles and was the most enormous fun. This follows in the same vein with a young man making the best of life’s knocks ….. eventually.
Similar this month: John O’Farrell.
Comparison: Mike Gayle, Nick Hornby.
The Understudy: a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love'Wonderfully chaotic'THE TIMES'A funky, less-fluffy-than-funny rom com'METRO'Brilliant'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'It could hold its own against a Richard Curtis script'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'A zippy comedy . . . irresistible'DAILY MAILFor Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted: money, fame, a beautiful wife and a lead role on the London stage.For Stephen C. McQueen, it means being stuck with an unfortunate name, a hopeless agent and a job as understudy to Josh Harper, the 12th Sexiest Man in the World.When Stephen falls in love with Josh's clever, funny wife, Nora, things get even more difficult. But might there yet be a way for Stephen to get his big break?ONE OF BRITAIN'S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS'One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now'FINANCIAL TIMES'An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters'DAILY TELEGRAPH'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love'THE TIMES'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'EVENING STANDARD'Genuinely brilliant'NEW STATESMAN
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The Understudy: a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love'Wonderfully chaotic'THE TIMES'A funky, less-fluffy-than-funny rom com'METRO'Brilliant'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'It could hold its own against a Richard Curtis script'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'A zippy comedy . . . irresistible'DAILY MAILFor Josh Harper, being in show-business means everything he ever wanted: money, fame, a beautiful wife and a lead role on the London stage.For Stephen C. McQueen, it means being stuck with an unfortunate name, a hopeless agent and a job as understudy to Josh Harper, the 12th Sexiest Man in the World.When Stephen falls in love with Josh's clever, funny wife, Nora, things get even more difficult.
The Understudy features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Romance / Relationship Stories, Recommendations
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Understudy was written by David Nicholls and published by Sceptre an imprint of Hodder & Stoughton
The Understudy has 432 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
