Once a Year
Delphine is sassy, fierce, and loyal to her friends. She goes on holiday ‘once a year’ to a beautiful Greek island where she meets Nikos a handsome and witty Greek boy. Each year, the chemistry between them is intense and intoxicating, full of promise and passion.
When she returns home, it’s like she doesn’t exist. Nikos ignores her messages and leaves her feeling empty and hurt.
Delphine begins spiralling downhill, suffering from panic attacks and blackouts. She starts making bad decisions and the worst part is, she can’t remember most of it happening. She refuses to believe or recognise she is depressed.
Delphine’s best friends, Kirstein, Brad and Carl, try their best to make her happy. Can they reach her before something dreadful happens?
Will Nikos reciprocate her love or is love closer to home and Delphine just can’t see it?
“The middle is so captivating, and I bulled my eyes out at the end.” Ellie, age 22
“Everything is so beautifully described, I almost cried, I NEED MORE!” Maria age 15
"This is more than a tale of a holiday romance gone wrong. Charlotte writes from the heart about friends and family, hopes and desires and also fallibility. Delphine, the main character, reveals her struggles with dyslexia and resulting bullying, her disenchantment with ongoing formal education and her frequent and sometimes debilitating panic attacks.Many teenagers will see a bit of themselves in Delphine and will want to read on to find out what happens to her in the end. I did and I am definitely not a teenager!" Pam
When she returns home, it’s like she doesn’t exist. Nikos ignores her messages and leaves her feeling empty and hurt.
Delphine begins spiralling downhill, suffering from panic attacks and blackouts. She starts making bad decisions and the worst part is, she can’t remember most of it happening. She refuses to believe or recognise she is depressed.
Delphine’s best friends, Kirstein, Brad and Carl, try their best to make her happy. Can they reach her before something dreadful happens?
Will Nikos reciprocate her love or is love closer to home and Delphine just can’t see it?
“The middle is so captivating, and I bulled my eyes out at the end.” Ellie, age 22
“Everything is so beautifully described, I almost cried, I NEED MORE!” Maria age 15
"This is more than a tale of a holiday romance gone wrong. Charlotte writes from the heart about friends and family, hopes and desires and also fallibility. Delphine, the main character, reveals her struggles with dyslexia and resulting bullying, her disenchantment with ongoing formal education and her frequent and sometimes debilitating panic attacks.Many teenagers will see a bit of themselves in Delphine and will want to read on to find out what happens to her in the end. I did and I am definitely not a teenager!" Pam
