One Day by David Nicolls

Love is rarely neatly packaged.  Dexter and Emma meet on the last day of college in 1988, poised to launch into their own separate paths, but the brief romantic encounter starts a bond that ties them together, however slightly at times, over more than 20 years.

One Day looks at July 15th of each year of their relationship and at the events, near misses, no-close-enough misses, and personal challenges each of them faced, keeping them apart but connected nonetheless.  Dexter and Emma’s friendship/love as they grow up and older fills with the complications and banalities of moving through life’s phases.  Readable and smart, One Day depicts growing up in adulthood with the help of two different, identifiable characters.

Review by Monika

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