Book 86: "One Day" by David Nicholls

     It's July 15, 1988.  Emma and Dexter have just graduated from university.  They enjoy a night of romance and then go their separate ways the next day--so begins David Nicholls brilliant character study, "One Day".
     We, the readers, will now become close friends with these two extremely engaging characters as they check in with each other every July 15th over the next 20 years.  Sometimes they meet in person, other times they write or phone, and a few times they are simply on each other's mind that day.  As their lives progress, Dex battles with the personal demons of addiction while Emma remains warm and funny, if somewhat directionless.
     This is absorbing summertime reading!  Many fans have finished this 435 page book over a weekend, a few have confessed to finishing it in one sitting.