![]() However, it is in the execution of this plot that the subtle yet unmistakable genius of Nicholls’ craft is apparent, making you question the legitimacy of the literary and popular fiction divide.Ī short time before their son, Albie, is due to leave for college, Douglas is woken up by his wife Connie in the middle of the night to be told that their marriage has “run its course.” The plot is fairly simple: a white middle-class man goes on a family Europe tour in the hopes of saving his marriage and reconnecting with his 17-year-old son. However, I simply adored this book.įrom the very first page the protagonist won me over with his sincere, warm, and often witty narration of his life story. ![]() DAVID Nicholls’ Us did not make the cut for The Man Booker Prize 2014 shortlist and it is true that it was berated by many who thought it too mainstream to be longlisted in the first place. ![]()
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