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One August Night

ebook / ISBN-13: 9781472278425

Price: £9.99

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‘Excellent as ever. Victoria Hislop at her best.’ Reader review

‘Within a few pages I was back in Greece and almost feeling the sun on my face.’ Reader review


Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island.

25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences.

When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy.

In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past.

Number one bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to the world and characters she created in The Island – the award-winning novel that remains one of the biggest selling reading group novels of the century. It is finally time to be reunited with Anna, Maria, Manolis and Andreas in the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island… and beyond.

‘A return to Hislop’s thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece’ The Sunday Times

Discover for yourself why ten million readers worldwide love the novels of Victoria Hislop…

‘This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere’
Daily Mail on One August Night

‘Immersive storytelling sweeps you along’
Mail on Sunday on One August Night

‘A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully’
Woman & Home on One August Night

‘Hislop’s love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale’
Sunday Express on One August Night

‘This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place’
The Sunday Mirror on One August Night

‘Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga’
Daily Mirror on One August Night

‘Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner’
Woman’s Weekly on One August Night

‘The descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you’re right there’
Good Housekeeping on One August Night

A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader’
The Express on One August Night

A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances
Woman magazine on One August Night

In 2018, The Island was awarded a Nielsen Platinum Bestseller Award in recognition of selling over one million copies in the United Kingdom. Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.

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Fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place
Guardian </i> on <i> The Thread
Hislop brings history to life in this compelling tale
Tatler on <i> The Sunrise
A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption
Prima </i> on <i> Cartes Postales from Greece
An eye-opening and moving read
The Mirror </i> on <i> Those Who Are Loved
Immersive storytelling sweeps you along'
Mail on Sunday on One August Night
This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere
Daily Mail on One August Night
A return to Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece
The Sunday Times on One August Night
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully
Woman & Home on One August Night
Hislop's love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale
Sunday Express on One August Night
This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place
The Sunday Mirror on One August Night
A passionate love letter to Greece that will sweep you away to another time and place
The People on One August Night
Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga
Daily Mirror on One August Night
Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner
Woman's Weekly on One August Night
As ever, the descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you're right there
Good Housekeeping on One August Night
Expertly portrays the warmth of Greece and its people, delving into the long and complicated history of a fascinating country while spinning a family saga that her fans will devour. A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader
Express on One August Night
Moving and engrossing
Best on One August Night
At no point in this novel of loss and redemption does the pace slacken
The Catholic Herald on One August Night
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances
Woman on One August Night