David Nicholls

Title: One Day Author: David Nicholls Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks Genre: Fiction Pages: 435 How I Read It: ARC provided by the publisher Synopsis: “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.” July 15, 1988.  Emma and Dexter meet for the first time on the night of their graduation.  Tomorrow they must go their separate ways.  But, after only one day together, even though they are clearly...Read Full Story

I had the opportunity to participate in a conference call interview with David Nicholls. It was fascinating. He’s a celebrated author (most recently of One Day, now out in paperback and soon to be released as a feature film). He recently adapted Great Expectations for a film that will be out in 2012, and a TV mini-series of Tess of the D’Ubervilles. He’s a fan of the classics, he writes incredibly relevant contemporary fiction (stay tuned for my review of the novel One Day later this week...Read Full Story

Hi welcome to booktales before we get on to todays Author in the news i would like to tell you of my recent shopping trip to Waitrose a UK supermarket , my wife had gone to look for something we had forgotten so i was left at the checkout and was amazed to see this large man nearby immaculately dressed in full masterchef whites and with the hat , he was not one to shop himself with a booming voice he was reading out his shopping list to the staff who were dashing around getting the items he...Read Full Story

It’s 1988 and Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley have only just met. But after only one day together, they cannot stop thinking about one another. Over twenty years, snapshots of that relationship are revealed on the same day—July 15th—of each year. Dex and Em face squabbles and fights, hopes and missed opportunities, laughter and tears. And as the true meaning of this one crucial day is revealed, they must come to grips with the nature of love and life itselfI enjoyed this book. It shows a more...Read Full Story

I read this book for two reasons. 1) It had become kind of a big deal; 2) I'd heard a film remake was soon to be released and didn't want it to ruin the book for me, as films so often do. At first I just found it a nice, easy summer read. By the time I finished... Well, it's taken me about 3 weeks to detach myself enough emotionally to be able to write about it! Emma Morley and Dexter Mayhew. Referred to as 'Em and Dex' by those who know them and even more frequently by themselves, they are...Read Full Story