Molly Manners

2003. 2004. 2007. Unable to contemplate the future, Dexter looks back on his and Emma’s intertwined past — and gets a visit from some familiar faces.

1990. Life in London isn’t what Em was expecting. In a creative drought, she’s working in a shabby restaurant, where she gets a visit from Dex.

1989. The year has taken Dex and Em in very different directions. From a villa in Rome and a minibus in the Midlands, they both ponder what comes next.

1988. On the night of their graduation, Emma and Dexter meet for the first time. It’s an evening of almost-romance, and a morning of missed opportunity.