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You Are Here by David Nicholls
5.0
funny hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

90% of this book is just two people rambling along in the middle of nowhere, in terrible weather, occasionally stopping at a roadside pub.  It sounds boring, but it totally works.

Michael and Marnie are each living in various kinds of isolation after the ends of their respective marriages.  Thrown together by a mutual friend, and a bit of chance, they end up on a coast to coast hike where anything can, and does, happen.

This was listed as a romance, but it doesn’t feel like one. It has vibes of Evvie Drake Starts Over (minus the death) and a Rosamund Pilcher novel, which might be how I would describe my perfect read 

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