Atmospheric

You Are Here by David Nicholls is an entertaining contemporary novel that I read in just two sittings.

The novel traces Alfred Wainwright’s coast to coast walk, from Cumbria to the Yorkshire coast. Comprehensive descriptions of the landscape bring the area to life. The English weather, in all its’ glory, is captured too.

Two characters are walking to escape their lives. Along the way, they share life, love and personal experiences with each other. The reader can ‘feel’ the attraction building before the characters spot it.

Along the way they meet others doing the walk too, as lives intersect for a little while. We realise just how fragile life is.