The Understudy

The Understudy

by David Nicholls
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 28/03/2005

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A COMIC MASTERPIECE BY BELOVED BESTSELLER DAVID NICHOLLS


A scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love


'Irresistible'

DAILY MAIL


'Wonderfully chaotic'

THE TIMES


'Delightful'

OBSERVER


'Brilliant'

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING


'Funniest book of the year'

MARIE CLAIRE


For 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

ISBN:
9781848944008
9781848944008
Category:
Fiction
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
28-03-2005
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton
David Nicholls

David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Us, One Day, Starter For Ten and The Understudy. His novels have sold over 8 million copies worldwide and are published in forty languages. David's fifth novel, Sweet Sorrow, will be published by Hodder in July 2019.

David trained as an actor before making the switch to writing. He is an award-winning screenwriter, with TV credits including the third series of Cold Feet, a much-praised modern version of Much Ado About Nothing, The 7.39 and an adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. David wrote the screenplays for Great Expectations (2012) and Far from the Madding Crowd (2015, starring Carey Mulligan). He has twice been BAFTA nominated and his recent adaptation of Patrick Melrose from the novels by Edward St Aubyn won him an Emmy nomination.

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