G461 Book Review of Us by David Nicholls
Name of Book: Us Author: David Nicholls ISBN: 978-0-06-236558-3 Publisher: Harper Type of book: Grand tour of Europe, England, France, low countries, Germany, Venice, Tuscany, Barcelona, Madrid Spain, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, modern times, marriage, life after happily ever after, art and science, relationships, family, reminisces, perception Year it was published: 2014 Summary: David Nicholls brings the wit and intelligence that graced his enormously popular New York Times bestseller, One Day, to a compellingly human, deftly funny new novel about what holds marriages and families together—and what happens, and what we learn about ourselves, when everything threatens to fall apart. Douglas Petersen may be mild-mannered, but behind his reserve lies a sense of humor that, against all odds, seduces beautiful Connie into a second date . . . and eventually into marriage. Now, almost three decades after their relationship first blossomed in London, the...