David Nicholls

"The highly anticipated new novel from David Nicholls, author of the mega-bestselling fiction sensation One Day, which follows one man's efforts to salvage his marriage--and repair his troubled relationship with his teenaged son--during the course of a trip around Europe"--

One life-changing summer Sixteen-year-old Charlie meets Fran... 8 million copies since STARTER FOR TEN first introduced us to his incomparable talent for making us laugh, cry and wince with recognition in the space of a single sentence; ten years after ONE DAY became the iconic love story for a generation; five years since the journey of US took him to the Man Booker Prize long-list; DAVID NICHOLLS has written a major new novel, SWEET SORROW: a hymn to the tragicomedy of ordinary lives, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, blinding explosion of first love that perhaps can only be looked at directly once it has burned out. 'Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love' The Times 'There is a sharp empathetic intelligence to his writing that makes his characters real . . . the clear writing often dazzles with truth . . . sad funny, soulful' Observer 'A sublime talent for illuminating the murky causeway that most of us have to navigate between darkness and light' Donal Ryan 'Nicholls' ability to create and then subvert the traditional plot for comedy is the secret of his success. It makes us confront the gap between what we expect from storytelling and what happens in real life' Spectator

Sweet Sorrow

Entering the university on a scholarship, a young middle-class Englishman harbors an ambition to appear on a television quiz show, an endeavor that, once attained, is challenged by his feelings for a posh teammate.

Starter for Ten

'ONE DAY is destined to be a modern classic' - Daily Mirror 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? Now a major motion picture starring Anne Hathaway and directed by Lone Scherfig.

One Day

Desperate for a big break to prove his talent and redeem himself with his ex-wife and precocious young daughter, actor Stephen C. McQueen finally gets his chance while understudying movie sex symbol Josh Harper in a West End play when he stumbles upon one of Josh's deepest secrets and agrees to keep silent in exchange for the chance to go on stage. Reprint.

A Novel

The Understudy

15 de julio de 1988. Emma y Dexter se conocen durante su fiesta de graduación y su entendimiento es inmediato. Pero, al día siguiente, cada uno deberá retomar su propio camino. Un libro divertido y triste a la vez, que relata la vida de dos memorables personajes, cada 15 de julio, a lo largo de veinte años.

Una brillante novela que ha tenido una increíble acogida en el Reino Unido, en Estados Unidos y en Alemania. Un éxito de ventas extraordinario, con más de medio millón de ejemplares vendidos.

Siempre el mismo día

Dexter Mayhew e Emma Morley se conheceram em 1988. Ambos sabem que no dia seguinte, após a formatura na universidade, deverão trilhar caminhos diferentes. Mas, depois de apenas um dia juntos, não conseguem parar de pensar um no outro. Os anos se passam e Dex e Em levam vidas isoladas - vidas muito diferentes daquelas que eles sonhavam ter. Porém, incapazes de esquecer o sentimento muito especial que os arrebatou naquela primeira noite, surge uma extraordinária relação entre os dois. Ao longo dos vinte anos seguintes, flashes do relacionamento deles são narrados, um por ano, todos no mesmo dia: 15 de julho. Dexter e Emma enfrentam disputas e brigas, esperanças e oportunidades perdidas, risos e lágrimas. E, conforme o verdadeiro significado desse dia crucial é desvendado, eles precisam acertar contas com a essência do amor e da própria vida.

Um dia

15 juillet 1988. Emma et Dexter se rencontrent pour la première fois. Tout les oppose, pourtant ce jour marque le début d'une relation hors du commun. Pendant vingt ans, chaque année, ils vont se croiser, se séparer et s'attendre, dans les remous étourdissants de leur existence. Un conte des temps modernes où la splendeur d'aimer a fait chavirer le monde entier. « Un petit bijou d'humour narquois, une comédie chaplinesque où les coeurs battent à retardement, sous la bourrasque des désillusions. » André Clavel, L'Express Traduit de l'anglais par Karine Reignier

Un jour

Bir Gün

Un giorno

Uma Questão de Atração

Eerste liefde

Un dolore così dolce

Published for the first time in flipback - the new, portable, stylish format that's taken Europe by storm. YOU CAN LIVE YOUR WHOLE LIFE NOT REALISING THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU. 15TH JULY 1988. Emma and Dexter meet 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?

En Dag

Samma tid nästa vecka?

Gōgō Arvanitē

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...

mythistorēma

Mia hēmera

Bristol, 1985. L'université ! Brian Jackson s'y voyait déjà : une vie d'étudiant sans contrainte, une sexualité débridée, des amis par centaines, un diplôme en or, qui serait suivi d'une entrée fracassante dans la vie active. Oui, mais voilà, la réalité est loin d'être aussi idyllique. Une acné récalcitrante, des fringues informes chinées aux puces, une spécialisation dans la très moyenne et très populaire section de littérature anglaise, pas un sou en poche et une passion farouche pour Kate Bush. Un seul véritable talent : une culture générale qui ferait de lui le candidat idéal pour participer au "Questions pour un champion" local, le quiz télévisé " University Challenge". Recruté dans l'équipe in extremis, Brian est bien décidé à remporter le trophée et le coeur de la belle et riche Alice, aspirante actrice. Pour l'aider dans sa mission, Rebecca, punkette grande gueule, juive marxiste, improvisée conseillère en relations sociales et sentimentales. Enfin la chance semble lui sourire... Mais lorsque vous vous appelez Brian Jackson, la malchance finit toujours par se rappeler cruellement à vous.

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