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One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island

One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island

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The much-anticipated follow-up to the multi-million-copy bestseller The Island, from bestselling author Victoria Hislop

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Product ID:	9781472278449
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	One August Night
Subtitle:	Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island
Authors:	Author: Victoria Hislop
Page Count:	320
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, Historical fiction, Greece
Description:	Select Guide Rating The much-anticipated follow-up to the multi-million-copy bestseller The Island, from bestselling author Victoria Hislop *THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop, is available to order now.* ''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.
Imprint Name:	Headline Review
Publisher Name:	Headline Publishing Group
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2021-07-22

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Weight	286 g
Dimensions	197 × 129 × 24 mm