One Day
Now a major Netflix series
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4.0 • 627 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
'ONE DAY is destined to be a modern classic' - Daily Mirror
Twenty years, two people, ONE DAY. The multi-million copy bestseller that captures the experiences of a generation.
'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?
Now a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Lone Scherfig.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
The Hollywood-ready latest from Nicholls (The Understudy) makes a brief pit stop in book form before its inevitable film adaptation. (It's already in development.) The episodic story takes place during a single day each year for two decades in the lives of Dex and Em. Dexter, the louche public school boy, and Emma, the brainy Yorkshire lass, meet the day they graduate from university in 1988 and run circles around one another for the next 20 years. Dex becomes a TV presenter whose life of sex, booze, and drugs spins out of control, while Em dully slogs her way through awful jobs before becoming the author of young adult books. They each take other lovers and spouses, but they cannot really live without each other. Nicholls is a glib, clever writer, and while the formulaic feel and maudlin ending aren't ideal for a book, they'll play in the multiplex.
Customer Reviews
One Day is a good read
Quite interesting… I felt I was in Edinburgh looking down on the new town, and in London as well.
Loved it
Really enjoyed reading this book - it seemed really honest. Look forward to see how it's adapted for the movie.
Tough read!
Had to persevere with this one... Was a bit slow at times... And was very disappointed that after all that perseverance there was no happy ending... What a sad depressing story