He’s the kind of guy who would actually take the time to wonder that “he wasn’t sure that struggle suited him” when pondering a career path. Dex is the kind of self-involved, pleasure-seeking guy you are meant to love anyway because his charisma is winning and his heart, well, might just be filled with good intentions, even if they rarely-to-never get realized. It’s one thing that some of the minor characters are irritating, but it’s quite another when you just can’t stand one half of your romantic pair. Dexter (or Dex, as he is frequently called) goes from being the person you like “in an ironic, tongue-in-cheek, love-to-hate kind of way” (in the words of his agent) to someone you (or at least I) can’t abide somewhere around the hundred page mark. My main problem with this book is that Nicholls takes the disagreeable components of several characters a little too far. But if I’m being completely honest I must admit that I am not one of those people, despite the good points I just mentioned. I can certainly see why so many people enjoy this book so very much. His characters screw up (sometimes repeatedly), do unlikeable things (and quite frequently), and so his novel is lifted above standard romantic comedy offerings. There are plenty of amusing moments and sharp one-liners to be found in “One Day.” Another mark in Nicholls’ favor is that he understands how complicated life can be. 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.One thing is certain: David Nicholls is an adept humor writer. Aubyn's Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer. 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. 1 bestseller and was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. David was named Author of the Year at the 2014 National Book Awards after his fourth novel, Us, was another no. Published in 40 languages, it became a global bestseller, winning the 2010 Galaxy Book of the Year Award. One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim.

David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Sweet Sorrow, Us, The Understudy and Starter for Ten.

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