It’s a Number One bestseller and was described as “sharp-tongued and irresistible”, which made it feel like the perfect choice for Husband Calm to take away with him recently. The book travelled across the world in his bag and quickly became a constant companion, brought out at every opportunity instead of endless phone scrolling.
One of the reasons we wanted to share this book is that Husband Calm is not usually an avid reader, so the fact that You are Here held his attention so completely really says something. He found it warm, witty and very easy to sink into, with characters who felt believable and relatable rather than overly polished. The story follows Marnie, a lonely copy-editor in London, and Michael, a geography teacher reeling from the end of his marriage, who are brought together on a long-distance walk across northern England. As the journey unfolds, so do their conversations, vulnerabilities and sense of possibility, so the novel feels like both a physical adventure and an emotional one....
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