One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island Fiction,Contemporary Fiction by Victoria Hislop with 240 pages.
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- Title : One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island
Brand : Victoria Hislop
Category : Fiction,Contemporary Fiction
ISBN : 1472278402
Page of number : 240 pages
Publisher : Headline Review (29 Oct. 2020)
Language : English
Dimensions : 15.8 x 2.6 x 23.6 cm
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Fiction,Contemporary Fiction One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island by Victoria Hislop ‘A return to Hislop’s thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece’ The Sunday TimesBeloved 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.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
- Having thoroughly enjoyed ‘The Island’ many years back, the moment I found out Victoria Hislop had written a sequel to this I couldn’t wait for it to be released. Firstly, I would say, if you haven’t read ‘The Island’ I would urge you to do so before reading sequel to it, as much of it won’t make sense unless you know the first book. ‘One August Night’ picks up the end of the book ‘The Island’, where a cure has finally been found for leprosy and so the lepers on Spinalonga are finally allowed to return to their homes. Whilst for many, including Maria our main character of the previous book, this is a most joyous occasion, for some they appraoch this event with such trepidation. In particularly, Anna, Maria’s sister, who is having an affair with her husband’s cousin Manolis; Manolis who was previously engaged to Maria until she was diagnosed with leprosy. Anna fears that Maria will want Manolis back when she returns from Spinalonga, no matter how much Manolis reassures Anna that this will not be the case and he still loves her. Unbeknown to Anna and Manolis, their affair has been discovered by Anna’s husband Andreas, and this is when events really escalate and so a series of cascading events begin. I would say that I enjoyed reading this sequel, however, I was slightly disappointed by how much narration of events there seemed to be to move the plot along, rather than dialogue between characters. It was interesting to read of these characters and what came after the events in ‘The Island’, and having visited the Plaka, Elounda and Spinalonga a couple of years back, it was good to be able to picture the places mentioned. As already said, if you have read ‘The Island’ and enjoyed it I’m sure you’ll be keen to read this. It’s not a very long book, and one which I enjoyed, but slightly disappointing, not as much as ‘The Island’.
Sadly disappointing. I’d been thrilled when I realised this was coming and hurriedly reread (mostly on audio by Sandra Duncan) the Island- I’d forgotten much and it drew me into its web and onwards into the characters and their lives just as it had done originally. I reached the end only one day late and immediately started the sequel- except it isn’t really a sequel- most of it is on the same timeline from the point of view of other characters so more of a companion volume than a sequel. Very disappointing. As we already know most of the story it doesn’t move the reader forward in the same way and I found it easy to put down, unlike the original which had compelled me to keep going. The change of audio to Emelia Fox was disappointing too – very flat and lacking the passion or the Greek accent of Sandra Duncan. I imagine it would have been very confusing for someone who hadn’t read the original. I’ve loved the Thread, The Sunrise, The Return and Those Who Are Loved. This simply doesn’t live up to her other novels. It has a feeling of being written quickly and I wish she’d preserved her wonderful reputation by putting her time and research into something new.
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