• One August Night by Victoria Hislop
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One August Night

Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island
  • Author
    • Victoria Hislop
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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.
  • Published: Jul 22 2021
  • Pages: 320
  • 196 x 128mm
  • ISBN: 9781472278449

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Press Reviews

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