One August Night: Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island

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This book is based on the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island and beyond, but the book is set in Crete rather than the island.

I must admit I thought this One August Night would carry on from one of my favourite books ever The Island. It also reunites them with some of the characters from The Island, in particular Anna Vandoulakis and her husband Andreas, Anna’s sister Maria and her husband Dr Nikos Kyritsis, and Manolis, Andreas’s cousin. 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 . Her first novel, The Island, held the number one slot in the Sunday Times paperback charts for eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide.Seller has stated it will dispatch the item within 1 working day upon receipt of cleared payment - opens in a new window or tab . Anyone expecting to experience the same deep psychological insight into the characters of The Island', may feel a slight sense of disappointment by this sequel. If you haven’t read The Island I think this is the perfect read, especially for those who enjoy a family saga set in a beautiful location. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion.

The tone is set from the opening lines, 'For some women, pregnancy is a period of good health and joyful expectation, but for Anna Vandoulakis it was a time of misery and nausea.

Ovaj takozvani nastavak je (osim što je apsolutno bespotreban) tako loše napisan, da sam imala osjećaj kao da čitam prepričanu radnju neke lektire iz osnovne škole. Anna Petrakis has a good life with Andreas, who controls the family's large olive groves, but her marriage is unfulfilled - so she seeks solace with her husband's cousin, Manolis, with whom she is passionately in love. As always, Victoria Hislop creates a vivid picture of life in Crete and Greek culture more generally. This book follows the characters and the life of the families from the first book, their hopes and dreams, tragedies and the terrible consequences of their actions.