The Understudy: A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY
Author(s): David Nicholls
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.
Product Information
David Nicholls's TV credits include the third series of Cold Feet, Rescue Me, and I Saw You. He was co-writer for the film adaptation of Simpatico, which starred Nick Nolte, Jeff Bridges and Sharon Stone. David's bestselling first novel, STARTER FOR TEN, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2004, and David has written the screenplays for film versions of both STARTER FOR TEN (released in 2006, starring James MacAvoy)and THE UNDERSTUDY (not yet released).Davidalso wrote a modern version of Much Ado About Nothing for BBC TV, as part of a Shakespeare seasonscreened in 2005.
General Fields
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- : Hodder & Stoughton
- : Hodder Paperbacks
- : 0.28
- : 01 March 2010
- : 197mm X 129mm X 28mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : David Nicholls
- : Paperback