And in David Nicholls's gifted hands, Douglas's odyssey brings Europefrom the streets of Amsterdam to the famed museums of Paris, from the cafés of Venice to the beaches of Barcelonato vivid life just as he experiences a powerful awakening of his own. As an account of fatherhood, David Nichollss new novel probably wont receive the critical plaudits lavished upon Karl Ove Knausgaards My Struggle. Us is a moving meditation on the demands of marriage and parenthood, the regrets of abandoning youth for middle age, and the intricate relationship between the heart and the head. Narrated from Douglas's endearingly honest, slyly witty, and at times achingly optimistic point of view, Us is the story of a man trying to rescue his relationship with the woman he loves, and learning how to get closer to a son who's always felt like a stranger. And maybe going ahead with the original plan is for the best anyway? Douglas is privately convinced that this landmark trip will rekindle the romance in the marriage, and might even help him to bond with Albie.
Hoping to encourage her son's artistic interests, Connie has planned a month-long tour of European capitals, a chance to experience the world's greatest works of art as a family, and she can't bring herself to cancel. Then Connie tells him she thinks she wants a divorce. Now, almost three decades after their relationship first blossomed in London, they live more or less happily in the suburbs with their moody seventeen year-old son, Albie. 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.
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