One Day in December: Reese's Book Club
A Novel
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4.3 • 3.5K Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.”—Reese Witherspoon (A Reese’s Book Club Pick)
“The perfect book to get lost in . . . Josie Silver’s characters sneak their way into your heart and stay.”—Jill Santopolo, author of The Light We Lost
Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story.
Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there’s a moment of pure magic . . . and then her bus drives away.
Certain they’re fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn’t find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they “reunite” at a Christmas party, when her best friend, Sarah, giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It’s Jack, the man from the bus. It would be.
What follows for Laurie, Sarah, and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming, and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This unputdownable story adds a warm and modern spin on the love-triangle problem. After they share a memorable connection in the snow, Laurie’s convinced that she and Jack are destined for each other. But, then again, maybe Jack’s the perfect match for her beloved best friend, Sarah. Josie Silver’s novel is an ideal light read for a snowy weekend or a beach getaway: Her characters are not too deep, but not too shallow. Singled out as a recommended read by Reese Witherspoon, One Day in December should be on every book club’s calendar.
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
It’s an ok book. Started out good, but lost me 3/4 way thru. Skimmed over most of the last few chapters. Found it to be boring. I did finish it though.
Good!
So good! I feel like the ending was a little rushed tho. But I loved it.
Absolutely loved it
At first it was kind of hard to keep on reading but as I gave it another try, I couldn’t put it down. It follows ten years but it doesn’t feel rushed and gives good plots ro each of the characters. I wish that Jack would’ve gotten more “screen time” but it was perfect just like the ending.