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The 2011 Award

 

Nicholls

 

One Day

by David Nicholls

 

 

 

Nominated by:

  • Stadtbücherei Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany.

 

Publisher of Nominated Edition:

Hodder & Stoughton, UK.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

 
David's bestselling first novel, Starter for Ten, was selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club in 2004, and David has written the screenplays for film versions of both Starter for Ten (released in 2006, starring James McAvoy) and The Understudy (not yet released). His third novel, One Day, was published in hardback in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim, and stayed in the Sunday Times top ten bestseller list for ten weeks on publication.

'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? 
 
Twenty years, two people, One Day. From the author of the massive bestseller Starter for Ten

(From Publisher).
 

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Nicholls trained as an actor before making the switch to writing. His TV credits include the third series of Cold Feet, Rescue Me, and I Saw You, as well as a much-praised modern version of Much Ado About Nothing and an adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles, both for BBC TV. David has continued to write for film and TV as well as writing novels, and he has twice been nominated for BAFTA awards. 

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