‘Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable.’ Nick Hornby
‘The ultimate zeitgeist love story for anyone who ever wanted someone they couldn’t have.’ Adele Parks
‘A wonderful, wonderful book: wise, funny, perceptive, compassionate and often unbearably sad.’ The Times
‘You’d be hard pressed to find a sharper, sweeter romantic comedy this year than the story of Dex and Em.’ The Independent
The Number One bestseller ONE DAY is a funny, poignant novel that brilliantly captures the experiences of a generation, from the bestselling author of STARTER FOR TEN.
This Enhanced Edition includes a taster from each of David Nicholls’ previous books, the fantastic movie style trailers used to launch the book, and the audio of the first section of the book.
I can imagine you at forty, she said, a hint of malice in her voice. I can picture it right now.
He smiled without opening his eyes. Go on then.
15th July 1988. Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation. Tomorrow they must go their separate ways.
So where will they be on this one day next year?
And the year after that? And every year that follows?
Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. From the author of the massive bestseller STARTER FOR TEN.
About the author
David Nicholls trained as an actor before making the switch to writing. His 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. Davids 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 McAvoy) and THE UNDERSTUDY (not yet released). Also, for BBC TV, David wrote a modern version of Much Ado About Nothing and recently adapted Tess of the DUrbervilles. He is currently working on an adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd.