The understudy

£9.99

What do you do when you’re playing second fiddle to an actor who barely knows your name, and more importantly, what do you do when you find yourself falling in love with his wife? ‘The Understudy’ reveals how some people are always cast as the underdog – but that doesn’t mean they never get the girl.

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SKU: 9780340935217 Category: Tags: , Publisher/imprint : Sceptre
Page count : 406
Published on 21st September, 2006

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***Out now: David Nicholls’s new novel YOU ARE HERE***

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

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Weight 0.31 kg
Dimensions 19.6 × 12.8 × 3 cm
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