The Instant Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, from the author of One Day

The new novel by beloved bestseller David Nicholls.
A story of first encounters, second chances and finding the way home.

⭐ THE LOVE STORY OF THE YEAR MAKES THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT ⭐
'A triumph, a real gift of a novel'
Sunday Times

'Pure pleasure in a paperback'
Guardian

'It makes you want to tell someone - anyone - that you love or care about them'
Independent


Sometimes you need to get lost to find your way.
Marnie is stuck.
Stuck working alone in her London flat, stuck battling the long afternoons and a life that often feels like it's passing her by.

Michael is coming undone.
Reeling from his wife's departure, increasingly reclusive, taking himself on long, solitary walks across the moors and fells.

When a persistent mutual friend and some very English weather conspire to bring them together, Marnie and Michael suddenly find themselves alone on the most epic of walks and on the precipice of a new friendship.

But can they survive the journey?



'Undoubtedly the defining book of summer 2025'
The Bookseller

'Romantic, funny and hopeful'
Dolly Alderton

'Such a lovely book!'
Nigella Lawson

'You become so invested in the outcome of this romance that it makes the whole world shimmer with a kind of secret possibility'
Observer

'The irresistible feel of a classic romance'
Mail on Sunday


One of the 18 best novels of the year for the Sunday Times
A book of the year pick in the Guardian, Observer, Independent, Mail on Sunday, GQ, Good Housekeeping, NetGalley and Red

Winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers Award for Fiction 2024
Shortlisted for the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic fiction 2024
Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award 2025
Shortlisted for Best Fiction Book at the British Book Awards 2025


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

'No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does'
EVENING STANDARD