

Mack is a broken man who needs to navigate his marital breakdown whilst ensuring his sons are always his primary focus. Cleo is a strong, independent woman looking for purpose, and she knows she doesn’t need a man to find it. This is a love story, but not in the typical sense. What he doesn’t need is some hippy woman in his cottage, intent on marrying herself. He has spent years dreaming of following his Grandmothers stories to Salvation Island, but he finally gets the push when he realises he and his wife may be creating a toxic environment for their sons whilst they are separated. Mack, the tall dark American, has escaped to Salvation Island in the hope of creating a photographic exhibition that will surpass anything he’s created before. What she doesn’t want however, is the tall dark American man she finds in her rental cottage on arrival. When her editor sends her to a remote Irish island to marry herself as a way of marking her 30th birthday, she embraces the idea, even if she’s not yet quite sure what it all means.


She has a dating column in a magazine, but she is fast approaching 30 and becoming disillusioned by both her life and her work. īut what if one night on the island is just the beginning?Ĭleo is a writer who writes about love but is yet to find it for herself. With a storm fast approaching, they reluctantly hunker down together. Mack refuses to leave, and Cleo won’t budge either. She’s alone but not lonely, right? She can handle a solo adventure.Ĭleo arrives at her luxury cabin to find a tall, dark, stubborn American who insists it’s actually his. When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island – a sensational piece to mark Cleo’s thirtieth birthday – Cleo agrees. It is my pleasure to bring you my review of One Night on the Island by Josie Silver.Ĭleo writes about love stories every day.
