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One Day

David Nicholls

  • 437 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 2009
  • 11 editions
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1 About this book

One Day is a novel by David Nicholls, published in 2009. A couple spend the night together on 15 July 1988, knowing they must go their separate ways the next day. The novel then visits their lives on 15 July every year for the next 20 years.

The novel attracted generally positive reviews and was named 2010 Galaxy Book of the Year. Nicholls adapted his book into a screenplay for a feature film, which was released in 2011. A television series was produced by Netflix in 2024.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Good for readers who want: humor, a love story, and friendship.

  • Humor
  • Romance
  • Friendship
  • Romance, contemporary
  • Modern & contemporary fiction
  • Television personalities
  • Married people
  • Anniversaries

2 About David Nicholls

Born 1966

David Alan Nicholls (born 30 November 1966) is a British novelist and screenwriter. Initially an actor after graduating from college, he became a screenwriter, notably creating the television series Rescue Me (2002) and adaptations of novels, plays, and memoirs. He is the author of six novels, including One Day (2009).

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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