One Day

by

David Nicholls

Sylvie Cope Character Analysis

Sylvie Cope is Dexter’s first serious long-term relationship, and they have a daughter named Jasmine. Sylvie comes from an upper-class family, and Dexter often feels out of place among them. Although Sylvie and Dexter appear successful on the surface, their marriage has deep problems, most notably Dexter’s alcohol abuse and Sylvie’s affair with Callum. Sylvie leaves Dexter for Callum but ultimately regrets her decision when she sees Dexter seemingly happy with Emma.

Sylvie Cope Quotes in One Day

The One Day quotes below are all either spoken by Sylvie Cope or refer to Sylvie Cope. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 12 Quotes

Then, without quite knowing how it happened, Dexter finds that he has fallen in love, and suddenly life is one long mini-break.

Related Characters: Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope
Page Number: 248
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Chapter 13 Quotes

A thick envelope of heavy lilac paper. Emma took it gingerly, and peered inside. The envelope was quilted with tissue paper and the invitation itself had hand-torn edges and seemed to be made of some sort of papyrus or parchment. ‘Now that—’ Emma balanced it like a table on her upturned fingertips ‘—that is what I call a wedding invitation.’

Related Characters: Emma Morley (speaker), Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope, Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew, Tilly
Page Number: 288
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Chapter 14 Quotes

Suki is wealthy now and ever more bubbly and famous and loved by the public, and even though they never got on and had nothing in common, he feels nostalgia for his old girlfriend, and for the wild years of his late twenties when his photo was in the papers.

Related Characters: Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope, Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew, Suki Meadows
Page Number: 306
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Sylvie Cope Quotes in One Day

The One Day quotes below are all either spoken by Sylvie Cope or refer to Sylvie Cope. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 12 Quotes

Then, without quite knowing how it happened, Dexter finds that he has fallen in love, and suddenly life is one long mini-break.

Related Characters: Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope
Page Number: 248
Explanation and Analysis:
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Chapter 13 Quotes

A thick envelope of heavy lilac paper. Emma took it gingerly, and peered inside. The envelope was quilted with tissue paper and the invitation itself had hand-torn edges and seemed to be made of some sort of papyrus or parchment. ‘Now that—’ Emma balanced it like a table on her upturned fingertips ‘—that is what I call a wedding invitation.’

Related Characters: Emma Morley (speaker), Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope, Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew, Tilly
Page Number: 288
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Chapter 14 Quotes

Suki is wealthy now and ever more bubbly and famous and loved by the public, and even though they never got on and had nothing in common, he feels nostalgia for his old girlfriend, and for the wild years of his late twenties when his photo was in the papers.

Related Characters: Dexter Mayhew, Sylvie Cope, Jasmine Alison Viola Mayhew, Suki Meadows
Page Number: 306
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