The Understudy: A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY

The Understudy: A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY

by David Nicholls (Author)

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of STARTER FOR TEN, ONE DAY and US, THE UNDERSTUDY is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love. 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 a disastrous career playing passers-by and dead people. Stephen is stuck with an unfortunate name, a hopeless agent, a daughter he barely knows, and a job as understudy to Josh Harper, the 12th Sexiest Man in the World. And 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? THE UNDERSTUDY is a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: Reissue
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 21 Sep 2006

ISBN 10: 0340935219
ISBN 13: 9780340935217
Book Overview: A comedy masterpiece from the bestselling author of ONE DAY and STARTER FOR TEN.

Media Reviews
Sharply funny...wonderfully chaotic. * The Times *
An entertaining follow-up to Nicholls' brilliant debut. * Heat *
I adored The Understudy . It's a fantastic comedy ... delightfully written. * New Woman *
A zippy comedy with laugh-out-loud lines, grounded on a solid plot and first-rate dialogue...irresistible. * Daily Mail *
Author Bio

Galaxy Book Award-winner (ONE DAY), Richard & Judy bestseller (STARTER FOR TEN), BAFTA Award nominee (GREAT EXPECTATIONS) and now Man Booker Longlisted (US) author David Nicholls trained as an actor before making the switch to writing.
As well as his multimillion-copy bestselling novels STARTER FOR TEN, THE UNDERSTUDY and ONE DAY, David is a scriptwriter whose credits include the TV series Cold Feet, Rescue Me, I Saw You, the TV movies The 7:39 and Aftersun, and screenplays for Far From the Madding Crowd, Great Expectations, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and When Did You Last See Your Father?
He has also written the screenplays for the film adaptations of his own novels, STARTER FOR TEN (2006) which starred James McAvoy, ONE DAY (2010), starring Jim Sturgess and Anne Hathaway, and the forthcoming THE UNDERSTUDY (release TBC).