My daughter worked in post production as assistant editor on ‘One Day’ so am doubly proud/excited. I gave it to her to read,after loving it myself, when she was a teen and still remember vividly her joy/tears when she finished. Can’t wait to watch (and see her name in the credits obvs) !
I bought One Day in an airport bookshop in the early 10s and ugly cried on my transatlantic flight. And then handed it off to a colleague who also ugly cried on a flight. We lost touch when I moved to the UK in 2011 but I saw the guardian review yesterday and sent it her way, and we had a lovely moment of reconnection over the fictional experience. My kid is off on a week holiday with his grandparents and my husband and I are going to watch it in our kid free time.
Also been loving Ann Friedman's essays! I caught up with a bunch over Christmas, and since then have eagerly awaiting each new instalment. So generous with her words 💌
Hope you're feeling better after the stomach flu! 🤒xx
Thanks for another great list of recommendations... and ditto re Anatomy of a Scandal - I thought I was the only person in the world to have found it SO SLOW, so I'm feeling a lot less lonely in my opinion now!
Your recs are the best. Just sent them along to 17yo niece who is sick in bed with tonsillitis. And reminded her to read romantic comedy which was the best book I read last year (your rec!).
My daughter worked in post production as assistant editor on ‘One Day’ so am doubly proud/excited. I gave it to her to read,after loving it myself, when she was a teen and still remember vividly her joy/tears when she finished. Can’t wait to watch (and see her name in the credits obvs) !
I bought One Day in an airport bookshop in the early 10s and ugly cried on my transatlantic flight. And then handed it off to a colleague who also ugly cried on a flight. We lost touch when I moved to the UK in 2011 but I saw the guardian review yesterday and sent it her way, and we had a lovely moment of reconnection over the fictional experience. My kid is off on a week holiday with his grandparents and my husband and I are going to watch it in our kid free time.
much much ugly crying lies ahead for us all
Great recs, can’t wait for one day and how to have sex.
Also been loving Ann Friedman's essays! I caught up with a bunch over Christmas, and since then have eagerly awaiting each new instalment. So generous with her words 💌
Hope you're feeling better after the stomach flu! 🤒xx
Thanks for another great list of recommendations... and ditto re Anatomy of a Scandal - I thought I was the only person in the world to have found it SO SLOW, so I'm feeling a lot less lonely in my opinion now!
Your recs are the best. Just sent them along to 17yo niece who is sick in bed with tonsillitis. And reminded her to read romantic comedy which was the best book I read last year (your rec!).
Smell you later, have you listened to the happiness lab podcast on smells? https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos/the-sweet-smell-of-happiness
hahahah that’s so good - I haven’t - thank you I will listen! 👃🏼👃🏼👃🏼
How to have sex is an incredible and important film 🎥 the cast are all brilliant.
AGREE
Oooooooh can't wait for One Day ❤️
Unexpected sign offs like “smell you later” - please never stop with this juvenile humour 😍
I've fallen hard for the new One Day adaptation, not least because I love seeing Ambika Mod as Emma. I've written about how refreshing it is seeing a British Asian woman as this kind of romantic lead - https://open.substack.com/pub/inbetweenplaces/p/the-joy-of-seeing-a-british-asian?r=1ybmd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I wasn't an Anne Hathaway fan. I remember Rafe Spall making a great Ian though!
So, I really enjoyed One Day, the film. You are not alone! Very excited to watch the series, just pressed play!
On David Nicholls, I still remember you and Dolly’s reco of ‘Us’, both as a book (snort/cringe), and bbc adaption: amazing. Thank you!
On the Mexican disappeared, this is a v interesting pod on missing women: https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/silenced-the-radio-murders/id1458661510
Loving your newsletter. Really brings me a lot of joy.
Thank you so much for that pod recc, I will check it out
I actually re watched it last week and it’s.... not good. I think maybe I just had nothing to compare it to!!