Book Review: One Day in December by Josie Silver

One Day in December
by Josie Silver (Silver)

 

Because romantic fiction isn’t necessarily one of my “go to” genres, every year, I have a tradition of reading one romance novels, usually just before Christmas, and often a holiday-themed romance at that. This year’s choice was One Day in December by Josie Silver, after the cover caught my eye in the bookstore.

 

One Day in December is set (mostly) in London, with a few side jaunts. The plot covers 10 years. At Christmastime 2008, Laurie James, a young woman in her early 20s, is riding the bus on her way home from her hotel clerk job, when the vehicle pulls up to a bus stop and her eyes lock with the eyes of a handsome young man. Electricity sparks, and they both realize it. But Laurie doesn’t get off the bus and the young man doesn’t get on. Trying to track down “bus boy” becomes an obsession for Laurie and her flatmate, the vivacious Sarah, but success never comes.

 

Sarah ultimately falls for the young man of her own dreams, and finally introduces him to Laurie as “the man I’m going to marry!” — it’s Jack, the “bus boy” Laurie’s been looking for. From that point on, the lives of this trio of young Brits become complicated — truths that should have been immediately shared are kept secret, new relationships come and go, but the friendships between Laurie and Sarah and Jack remain at the heart of this story.

 

It’s a romance, so you can probably guess that all ends up well by the end of the story — over 9 years after it begins. The enjoyment in One Day in December is getting to know some superbly-drawn characters and becoming invested in their happiness and heartbreak over that span of time. I’ll admit…I enjoyed this one!

 

[ official One Day in December page on the official Josie Silver web site ]  

 

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Recommended by Scott C.
Bennett Martin Public Library – Public Service

 

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