(85)One Day in December by Josie Silver

Friday, December 21, 2018


One Day in December Laurie is taking the bus home from work.  She is exhausted and sick and just wants to hole up in her flat with her best friend.  But she looks up from her seat on the crowded bus to see a guy sitting at the bus stop.  He is immersed in his book, but when he glances up and makes eye contact with Laurie she is convinced that he is the love of her life.  Laurie spends the next year searching every bus stop, every restaurant, every crowd, looking for the man who captured her heart with just a glance.  Until one night he walks into her flat - as her best friend's boyfriend.  Laurie is devastated but is not willing to cross a line.  Jack O'Mara will never be hers. As the days go by Laurie gets to know Jack, as Sarah's boyfriend, and longs for what might have been.  She decides leaving will be the best thing and takes off to Thailand.  Where she meets Oscar and while he is not Jack, he is close to perfect for her.  On the day that Laurie finally accepts Oscar's proposal, Sarah and Jack break up.  Will Laurie stay with Oscar or take a chance on Jack?  And what will it do to her friendship with Sarah when she finds out that Jack was "the" guy?

One Day in December was absolutely delightful. I could envision this hitting the big screen in the very near future. I loved Sarah and Laurie's friendship.  It was true and everlasting.  The author puts them in several different situations that are familiar to all best friends. My favorite though was on Laurie's birthday, when Sarah arranged for them to go to an event that was Grease themed.  It was perfect in every way, including the Ferris wheel scene.  I longed for Laurie to find happiness.  Her longing for Jack was so heartbreaking because she was never going to tell Jack or really act on it.  Predictably so Jack and Sarah's relationship imploded. And it was a long time coming, which was a little bit frustrating.  Their relationship was very obviously no longer good, but they continued making each other miserable.  I wanted to shake them both and say "Just end it!!".   One Day In December is a Christmas book, there is only one way Christmas books end, but it is the way they get there that keeps a reader hooked.

Bottom Line - One Day in December was a funny, charming, delightful Christmas story.  I only hope that it gets a full feature film instead of just a Hallmark movie. It would be worth the price of admission.

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