One Day in December
The uplifting, feel-good, Sunday Times bestselling Christmas romance you need this festive season
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4.4 • 1.1K Ratings
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Publisher Description
This festive season get ready to be whisked off your feet by the Sunday Times bestseller that's stolen a million hearts around the world
'The sweetest love story . . . you're going to LOVE it' Marian Keyes, Grown Ups
'You'll fall head over heels for this book' Reese Witherspoon
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Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist. After all, life isn't a scene from the movies, is it? But then, through a misted-up bus window one freezing day, she sees a man she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away.
Laurie thinks she'll never see the boy from the bus again. But at a party later that year, her best friend Sarah introduces her to the new love of her life. Who is, of course, the boy from the bus.
Determined to let him go, Laurie gets on with her life. But what if fate has other plans?
Following Laurie, Sarah and Jack through ten years of love, heartbreak and friendship, One Day in December is an uplifting and immensely moving love story for fans of Jojo Moyes, Sarah Morgan and Coleen Hoover.
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WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT One Day in December
'The perfect book to read this winter' Rebecca
'I laughed, I cried, I shouted at the characters and I absolutely loved this story' Jennifer
'This book NEEDS to be made into a film' Louise
'I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book' Viccki
'I can't wait to reread it over and over' Nikita
'I just didn't want this book to end . . . I shall be singing its praises from the rooftops' Cassie
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
If you saw ‘the one’ would you know straight away? When Laurie locks eyes with a stranger on the street, she’s positive she’s found her soulmate; the only problem is that Laurie is riding on a bus, watching her mystery man disappear from view. Debut Midlands novelist Josie Silver takes us on a decade-long adventure of missed opportunities—and one happily-ever-after that’s very much worth the wait. It’s not just the romance that warmed our hearts, but the everlasting friendships that survive the story’s twists and turns and the sparkling dose of Christmas magic.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Silver's lovely debut follows two young Londoners after a missed connection alters the course of their lives. Laurie, newly out of university, spots Jack while on the bus one December afternoon. Seated in the bus shelter along the sidewalk, Jack gazes back at Laurie and something electric happens. Over the next year, Laurie contemplates the moment, searching for Jack in vain until he shows up at her door for a holiday party as her friend's boyfriend. Laurie doesn't mention anything, and neither does Jack. Silver, who is keenly aware of her influences (there is an immediate reference to the film Love Actually, and Laurie has a self-described love of Nora Ephron), divvies up chapters between Laurie and Jack. The story follows them through awkward dinners, double dates, and birthday celebrations that are full of highly flirtatious scenes where the two attempt to keep their mutual affection hidden. As they age, flaws also slowly rise to the surface, such as Jack's cruel streak and Laurie's problematic consumption of alcohol. Silver's propulsive narrative is enjoyable, and the mix of tension and affection between Jack and Laurie is charming, addictive, and effective. Readers who like quirky love stories will be satisfied by this cinematic novel.
Customer Reviews
One Day in December
A complex examination of love, loss, family, friendship and personal growth which results in a very readable story.
Perfect love story
Just beautiful - amazing for every romantic soul
Did not finish at 60%
I tried so hard to get through this book but I couldn’t. I found it so dull, the main male character was unlikeable and there was constant alcohol being drunk that for some reason annoyed me! It was too repetitive I guess.