'This perfectly executed novel is a reminder that reading can be the finest entertainment there is' Guardian

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?

Prizes

Winner of Galaxy Book Awards 2010 (UK)

ONE DAY is destined to be a modern classic. * Daily Mirror *
Big, absorbing, smart, fantastically readable. * Nick Hornby *
A wonderful, wonderful book. * The Times *
I finished it last night and I'm still quite wobbly and affected by it. It was BRILLIANT. . . the jealousy nearly made me puke. I wish I'd written this book. * Marian Keyes *
I couldn't think of anyone who wouldn't love this book. * Simon Mayo Books Panel, BBC Radio Five Live *
An unputdownable romance for the 21st century. * SHE *
A genuine tear-jerker as well as laugh-out-loud funny. * Independent on Sunday Books of the Year 2009 *
This perfectly executed novel is a reminder that reading can be the finest entertainment there is. * Guardian *
Nicholls' unmatchable gift for dialogue and romantic plotting * The Evening Standard *
The book I go back to time and time again is One Day by David Nicholls. I read it every couple of years. It's perfect. * Dolly Alderton *
A pleasingly collaborative reading experience * Financial Times *
A modern classic * Prime *

David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Sweet Sorrow, Us, The Understudy and Starter for Ten. One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim. Published in 40 languages, it became a global bestseller, winning the 2010 Galaxy Book of the Year Award. David was named Author of the Year at the 2014 National Book Awards after his fourth novel, Us, was another no. 1 bestseller and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. On screen, David has written adaptations of Far From the Madding Crowd, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations, as well as turning his own novels, Starter for Ten and One Day, into feature films. His adaptation of Edward St. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer. Other works for TV include episodes of Cold Feet, Tess of the D'Urbervilles and two-part love story The 7.39, and he has also adapted his novel Us as a four part drama for BBC1, starring Tom Hollander and Saskia Reeves.