David Nicholls Livres

Dexter, un homme séduisant et insouciant, et Emma, une femme charmante mais complexée, se rencontrent le 15 juillet 1988. Au fil des années, ils vivent une relation tumultueuse faite de retrouvailles et de séparations, réalisant finalement qu'ils sont le plus heureux ensemble. L'histoire se déroule jusqu'en 2004.

Biochimiste de 54 ans, Douglas Petersen imagine déjà sa retraite auprès de Connie, sa femme artiste, dans leur maison londonienne. Mais celle-ci lui apprend brusquement qu’elle n’est plus certaine de l’aimer. Pathologiquement maladroit et réservé, Douglas va devoir déployer toute son énergie pour reconquérir sa femme et tenter de tisser des liens avec cet inconnu qu’est devenu son fils adolescent. Douglas entraîne alors sa famille sur les traces de leur passé, dans un tour très balisé de l’Europe. Qu’est ce qui pourrait mal tourner ?

New York, fin des années 1930, entre Grande Dépression et Seconde Guerre mondiale, une ville qui se réinvente chaque jour., celle des grandes comédies américaines où des héroïnes sophistiquées et sarcastiques se lancent à la conquête des beaux quartiers sur un air de Gershwin… Katey (née Katya), la narratrice, dactylo dans un cabinet juridique, dissimule soigneusement ses origines (parents immigrés, Brooklyn). Elle a 25 ans, une intelligence redoutable, des nerfs d’acier, un esprit mordant et de l’ambition à revendre. Un soir de réveillon en compagnie de sa colocataire Eve, elle croise l’aristocratique Tinker Grey, un jeune et séduisant banquier qui n’est pas insensible à son charme. Mais le destin en décidera autrement. Responsable de l’accident de voiture qui a défiguré Eve, Tinker installe la blessée dans son luxueux appartement de Central Park. Katey débute une brillante carrière aux éditions Condé Nast. Trente en plus tard, elle tombe sur deux portraits de Tinker dont on a perdu la trace, et se souvient de celui qui a changé son destin…

Michael is coming undone. Adrift after his wife's departure, he has begun taking himself on long, solitary walks across the English countryside. Becoming ever more reclusive, he'll do anything to avoid his empty house. Marnie, on the other hand, is stuck. Hiding alone in her London flat, she avoids old friends and any reminders of her rotten, selfish ex-husband. Curled up with a good book, she's battling the long afternoons of a life that feels like it's passing her by. When a persistent mutual friend and some very unpredictable weather conspire to toss Michael and Marnie together on the most epic of ten-day hikes, neither of them can think of anything worse. Until, of course, they discover exactly what they've been looking for. Michael and Marnie are on the precipice of a bright future... if they can survive the journey.

Exploring the complexities of marriage and family dynamics, this novel blends humor with insightful observations. It delves into the challenges that threaten to unravel relationships, showcasing the resilience and vulnerabilities of its characters. David Nicholls skillfully captures the essence of love and commitment, making readers reflect on what truly binds people together amidst life's trials.

'Bad News' takes Patrick into his early 20s. Constrained to fly to New York to collect his monstrous father's ashes, fully in the grip of massive addiction, he endures a weekend hunting for drugs and attempting to avoid figures from David Melrose's life.

"One life-changing summer Charlie meets Fran... In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don't remember in the school photograph. His exams have not gone well. At home he is looking after his father, when surely it should be the other way round, and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread. Then Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope. But if Charlie wants to be with Fran, he must take on a challenge that could lose him the respect of his friends and require him to become a different person. He must join the Company. And if the Company sounds like a cult, the truth is even more appalling. The price of hope, it seems, is Shakespeare."--Publisher description

The debut bestseller from the author of the phenomenally successfully ONE DAY and Man Booker longlisted US. STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. It's 1985 and Brian Jackson has arrived at university with a burning ambition - to make it onto TV's foremost general knowledge quiz. But no sooner has he embarked on 'The Challenge' than he finds himself falling hopelessly in love with his teammate, the beautiful and charismatic would-be actress, Alice Harbinson. When Alice fails to fall for his slightly over-eager charms, Brian comes up with a foolproof plan to capture her heart once and for all. He's going to win the game, at any cost, because - after all - everyone knows that what a woman really wants from a man is a comprehensive grasp of general knowledge . . . STARTER FOR TEN is a comedy about love, class, growing-up and the all-important difference between knowledge and wisdom. Are you up to the challenge of the funniest novel in years?