One August Night
Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island
Published on 22. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4722-7844-9 (ISBN)
Description
'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.
'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.
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Headline Publishing Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 195 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
230 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4722-7844-9 (9781472278449)
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10/2020
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Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of ten books, including The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and Other Stories, Cartes Postales from Greece and One August Night. Victoria's most recent novel, The Figurine, topped the UK TCM as the biggest selling single edition in the country for two consecutive weeks in 2024.
Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at Athens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and also on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for Philhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers.
Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at Athens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and also on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for Philhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers.