The Smiths refs in "One Day" by David Nicholls

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Has this been mentioned before? I searched and couldn't find it.

The novel "One Day" (from 2009) by David Nicholls (bore 1966) which seems to be being read by every third person on the trains into London these days, mentions The Smiths' "There is a Light...." The female character "Em" (apsiring novelist, English teacher, dramatist) compiles a CD of her favourite tracks from the eighties as a present for her newly maried friend/love interest/ foppish "Dexter" (non-academic, 'posh', drunken, coke-taking youth TV presenter). We're supposed to believe that in a drunken state he puts this CD on while trying to calm his baby (by another woman, his wife) and sings along to TIALTNGO even though we understand that Dexter never liked The Smiths or that song. SO WHY PLAY IT AND SING ALONG TO IT THEN?? Unreal. :confused:

Anyway, I won't spoil the book for you if you want to read it - though I can't recommend it - but it does appear to me that the tune TIALTNGO is more significant to the plot than anyone in my book group realised.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Day-David-Nicholls/dp/0340896965
http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2010/dec/19/faces-2010-david-nicholls


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Nicholls_(writer)

I hear that it's being made as a Hollywood film mis-casting Anne Hathaway.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/29/one-day-anne-hathaway-emma

David Nicholls has "Em's" Mix tape listing here http://www.davidnichollswriter.com/one_day
 
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*Bump* The film is out in the UK next week and the hype has started. They used Billy Bragg's "St Swithin's Day" on a piece this morning on BBC Radio 4 Today Programme. Wonder if the film will feature The Smiths. It must, surely.
 
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