David Nicholls

1966–

English novelist and screenwriter, born in Eastleigh, Hampshire. He studied drama and English at the University of Bristol and trained as an actor in New York, working on stage before turning to scriptwriting for television series including Cold Feet. His debut novel, Starter for Ten (2003), which he adapted for the screen, was followed by The Understudy and One Day, which won the Galaxy Book of the Year. Later novels are Sweet Sorrow and You Are Here. Us, a comic novel about a family’s tour of Europe, was longlisted for the 2014 Man Booker Prize.

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