The Understudy : A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY and YOU ARE HERE - David Nicholls Science Fiction and Fantasy An epic portrait of a

An epic portrait of a complicated family

Vader undertakes a dark ritual

this is Rick's story

crossing over into surrealism

The Understudy : A comic masterpiece by the author of ONE DAY and YOU ARE HERE - David Nicholls Science Fiction and Fantasy An epic portrait of aThe Understudy: a scintillating comedy of ambition, celebrity, jealousy and love'Wonderfully chaotic'THE TIMES'A funky, less fluffy than funny rom com'METRO'Brilliant'GOOD HOUSEKEEPING'It could hold its own against a Richard Curtis script'INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY'A zippy comedy . . . irresistible'DAILY MAILFor 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