The question that underpins the story is one of the oldest and most appealing of all – will they ever get together? It’s as simple as that. In the case of this book, a love story told over 22 years by recounting the happenings on the same day each year – July 15th, the day that Emma and Dexter graduated from Edinburgh University in 1988. I like the challenge of making often mundane days full of event and full of significance and full of intrigue.’ In pursuing that thought he opts, quite deliberately, for a narrative that seems to promise – well predictability, even tedium. Talking to him about his novel One Day for this month’s Bookclub, he said this: ‘I like this idea – that there’s no such thing as an ordinary day. What is it about David Nicholls? He has a way of telling stories that attracts readers like flies to a honeypot: once they have a taste, they can’t stay away. Editor's note: This programme is available to listen to online and to download.
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