![]() ![]() Relationships are not easy, and this truth is universal. The book is set in London, but the effect it has is global. It has heartbreak and humor, comedy and tragedy, getting lost in life and finding wings to ambition in such large amounts that it makes you cry while bringing a smile to your face. One Day is written in classic David Nicholls style. Will Dexter be able to lose his cockiness and see Emma as a person with feelings rather than just a distraction from everyday life? Will Emma, who is secure in her life, other than the part with Dexter in it, be able to knock some sense into Dexter’s thick head and bring peace to herself? What follows is a series of encounters, each on the same date every year, the One Day that the title describes. Emma is obviously in love with Dexter, but Dexter being the carefree, cocky, happy-go-lucky guy who ignores the brickbats coming in for his TV presenter job, doesn’t reciprocate. ![]() The narrative then follows them on the same day in consecutive years – what they are doing, where they are, who they are with, and how their relationship with each other has evolved/devolved. ![]() One Day is the story of Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew, two people with different personalities who meet at one point in their life on one particular night – the night of their graduation. ![]()
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