The Island Escape: The laugh out loud romantic comedy you have to read this summer

“Funny, warm and beautifully written - I loved it.” MILLY JOHNSON **Can one woman’s marriage survive her best friend’s divorce? Veronica Henry meets Erica James in this gorgeous summer read.** Octavia Shelton thought she’d have a different life. One where she travelled the world with an exotic husband and free-spirited children in tow. Instead she’s married to safe, reliable Jonathan, and her life now consists of packed lunches, school runs and mountains of dirty washing. She’s not unhappy. It’s just that she can barely recognise herself. So as Octavia watches her best friend’s marriage break up, it gets her thinking. What if life could be different? What if she could escape and rediscover the person she used to be? Escape back to the island she visited years ago? And what if the man she used to love was there waiting for her? In this work of fiction, Octavia finds herself at the top of a life she barely recognises, yearning for the freedom and adventure she once dreamed of. As she contemplates an escape to the island of her past, she wonders if the man she once loved might still be there, waiting. For fans of Lisa Jewell (The Making of Us), K.L. Slater (Finding Grace), Melissa Wiesner (It All Comes Back to You), Jojo Moyes (The Giver of Stars), and Tm Logan (The Holiday).