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One Day in December

A Novel

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One Day in December

By: Josie Silver
Narrated by: Eleanor Tomlinson, Charlie Anson
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Number-one New York Times best-seller.

A Reese Witherspoon x Hello Sunshine Book Club pick. “Get ready to be swept up in a whirlwind romance. It absolutely charmed me.” (Reese Witherspoon)

“Josie Silver writes with a warmth so palpable her characters sneak their way into your heart and stay for a long time.” (Jill Santopolo, New York Times best-selling author of The Light We Lost, a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick)

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 10 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.

©2018 Josie Silver (P)2018 Random House Audio
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Critic reviews

“Consider setting aside some time and prepare to be charmed as author Josie Silver takes readers on a captivating journey - where female friendship is as important as romantic love.... One Day in December is an unmistakable winner.” (USA Today)

One Day in December is the sweetest love story. It’s gorgeous, absolutely lovely. Readers are going to love it.” (Marian Keyes)

"A must-read. In Josie Silver’s charming rom-com, Laurie experiences love at first sight through her bus window...then the car pulls away.... What follows is a decade of heartache, betrayal, and destiny.” (US Weekly)

Editorial Review

Love Actually references abound!

Here's the premise that got me immediately sucked into this story: It's a few days before Christmas in London, and an exhausted, holiday-shopped-out Laurie is sitting on a bus when she locks eyes with a man on the street corner…and it’s love at first sight. The feeling seems mutual, as the man impulsively moves to climb on board the bus himself, but it's too late and the bus pulls away. Laurie searches for "Bus Boy"—as he comes to be known—for a full year when at long last she meets him at a holiday party, but it turns out he, Jack, is Laurie's best friend's new boyfriend. Oh. No. I completely devoured One Day in December in 24 hours flat, with the alternating perspectives and duel narration keeping the me fully immersed. It’s in turns heart-wrenching and hopeful, but is ultimately a delightful charmer of a story about love put on hold, and it’s sure to warm your heart during the holiday season. —Emily C., Audible Editor

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Great Christmas Love Story

I really enjoyed this book. Perfect for getting in the mood for Christmas. I love this particular female reader.

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Absolutely addicting

I rarely listen to a book from start to finish in one day. But I couldn’t stop listening to this one. Absolutely loved it

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Loved this!

The book was excellent and the narrator is great as well. Really enjoyed this book!

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Fantastic narrators.

Aside from being just a really great story, the narrators are top notch.

I don’t know how many audible books I’ve had to skip because the voices used in the story telling made me cringe. But these two are wonderful. Great voice acting, really!

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Fantastic

Loved this book! It was so relatable and had amazing cadence start to finish!
Keep tissues handy for ending ❤️.

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Best love story

Wonderful story, great characters, was s little worried Jack and Lorie wouldn't get together in the end but a beautiful ending.

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Love love love this book!!!

Best realistic romance story ever!!! Loved the characters, story line and performance!!! I am now on a hunt for the next great love story.

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Just wonderful!

Beautiful twists and turns that ring so true to how life can be. Admittedly I found it hard to get into at first, but couldn’t put it down, or in this case, couldn’t stop listening! It just got better and better. I now want to meet Jack and Lori, and have a best friend like Sarah! I would love to see this become a movie! ;)

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if I could give 10 stars I would! great story and

narration. been a long time since a book could make me cry. so very good

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Sweet Love Story

I really enjoyed this audiobook! The plot became a bit predictable at the end but I was totally okay with it because I fell in love with the characters.

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