Published 17th February 2022 by Penguin.
From the cover of the book:
One cottage. Two strangers.Every great love story starts somewhere...
Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn't living one of her own.
When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island - a sensational piece to mark Cleo's thirtieth birthday - Cleo agrees. She's alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure.
Cleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it's actually his. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won't budge either. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. It's just one night, after all . . .
But what if one night on the island is just the beginning?
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Cleo writes a dating column called "Finding my Flamingo' for an online magazine, following her exploits to find the man of her dreams, but so far her soulmate has been conspicuous in his absence. With her 30th birthday looming, her editor asks her to write a piece about 'marrying' herself instead, and books her into an isolated lodge on the remote Irish island of Salvation for her undertake the 'ceremony'. Cleo is unsure about the whole thing, but when she finds out it will mean avoiding the surprise birthday party her family have planned for her, she decides to give it a go. Maybe this is just the opportunity she needs to find her inner solo adventurer?
When Cleo arrives at her windswept cabin, she discovers that there has been a mix-up on the booking front and a tall, handsome, and rather grumpy American called Mack insists the lodge is actually his for the next few weeks. With a storm approaching, they are forced to share the tiny holiday cottage for the night, keeping as far away from each other as they can in the confined space. It's only for one night, right? But neither of them know what this one night will bring...
One Night on the Island is one of those stories that works its way into your heart right from the start, and well and truly makes its home there. Told in alternating chapters from Cleo and Mack, this is essentially about the love that blossoms in this little cottage away from their world-weary cares, with each of them gradually opening up to each other and sharing their hopes, dreams, sorrows and secrets in the weeks they spend together. Obviously the course of true love does not always run smooth, and the real world will keep insisting on throwing obstacles in the way, but that's all part of the fun!
On the island there is a lovely cast of characters to help the story along, and I adored them all - especially the wonderful women of the knitting circle. Josie Silver writes them with such warmth and personality, revelling in their quirks and and the wisdom they have to teach both Cleo and Mack about life, relationships and community.
This book was an absolute joy to read, with some beautiful reflections on family, parenthood, love and loss, and having the courage to make a change. It has the perfect recipe of heart, humour and hot-under-collar-moments that makes it one to go back to again and again when you need a little comfort in your life. I laughed and cried my way through it (sometimes at the same time), working up to a full on sob session at the end. What more do you need?
One of my favourite books of the year! Josie Silver you have a new fan!
One Night on the Island is available to buy now in paperback, ebook and audio formats.
Thank you to Penguin for sending me a proof of this book in return for an honest review, and for inviting me to be part of this blog tour.
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