Victoria Hislop

'Victoria Hislop's view of history in her novels is, like the writer herself, a compassionate and generous one' Scotsman The gripping new novel by Sunday Times Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars. Athens 1941. After decades of political uncertainty, Greece is polarised between Right- and Left-wing views when the Germans invade. Fifteen-year-old Themis comes from a family divided by these political differences. The Nazi occupation deepens the fault-lines between those she loves just as it reduces Greece to destitution. She watches friends die in the ensuing famine and is moved to commit acts of resistance. In the civil war that follows the end of the occupation, Themis joins the Communist army, where she experiences the extremes of love and hatred and the paradoxes presented by a war in which Greek fights Greek. Eventually imprisoned on the infamous islands of exile, Makronisos and then Trikeri, Themis encounters another prisoner whose life will entwine with her own in ways neither can foresee. And finds she must weigh her principles against her desire to escape and live. As she looks back on her life, Themis realises how tightly the personal and political can become entangled. While some wounds heal, others deepen. This powerful new novel from Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop sheds light on the complexity and trauma of Greece's past and weaves it into the epic tale of an ordinary woman compelled to live an extraordinary life. Victoria Hislop. Discover for yourself why 10 million readers worldwide love her books. 'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily Mail on Cartes Postales from Greece 'Fascinating and moving . . . Hislop writes unforgettably about Cyprus and its people' The Times on The Sunrise 'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times on The Thread 'Meticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling' Telegraph on The Return

Those Who Are Loved

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people. Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?

The Thread

'Victoria Hislop's view of history in her novels is, like the writer herself, a compassionate and generous one' Scotsman Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island. 25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences. When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy. In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past. Number one bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to the world and characters she created in The Island - the award-winning novel that remains one of the biggest selling reading group novels of the century. It is finally time to be reunited with Anna, Maria, Manolis and Andreas in the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island... and beyond. Discover for yourself why ten million readers worldwide love the novels of Victoria Hislop... 'Anyone who reads Victoria Hislop's novels falls in love with Greece - and not just the beaches and ancient sites but with the people and their recent history' S Mag 'Nobody writes about Greece quite like Victoria Hislop' Red 'Brilliantly researched historical fiction' Observer 'Brings Greek history to compelling life' Sunday Times 'When it comes to tales about Greece, Hislop is an undisputed queen' Heat

Sequel to much-loved classic, The Island

One August Night

In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple are about to open the island's most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Özkans, are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the island. But beneath the city's façade of glamour and success, tension is building. When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos, Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict. Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority, and Famagusta is shelled. Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldiers. In the deserted city, just two families remain. This is their story.

The Sunrise

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Cartes Postales from Greece is an extraordinary new book from Victoria Hislop, the Sunday Times Number One bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. A beautifully depicted love affair with Greece, and a spellbinding tale of love and loss. It is fiction with a distinctive photographic framework - magical and unique. 'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily Mail 'When it comes to tales about Greece, Hislop is an undisputed queen - and this is easily her best novel yet' Heat Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to someone Ellie does not know, each signed with an initial: A. These alluring cartes postales of Greece brighten her life and cast a spell on her. She decides she must see this country for herself. On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture, but also of a desire to live life to the full once more. Praise for Cartes Postales. . . 'When it comes to tales about Greecem Hislop is an undisputed queen' Heat magazine 'A lavish love letter to Greece' Sunday Mirror 'A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption' Prima 'This wonderful, illuminating novel is a perfect escape' Woman & Home 'This beautiful novel is illustrated with gorgeous photos to really bring the country to life' Sun on Sunday

The runaway Sunday Times bestseller

Cartes Postales from Greece

'A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heartstrings' Evening Standard The acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller and winner of Richard & Judy's Summer Read 2006. Victoria Hislop tells a dramatic tale of four generations, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day. On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more. Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip... Praise for The Island. . . 'A vivid, moving and absorbing tale' Observer 'Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy' Telegraph 'Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence' Woman & Home 'War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel' You magazine 'Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island' Evening Standard 'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances' Sunday Express 'A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice' Express

The million-copy Number One bestseller 'A moving and absorbing holiday read'

The Island

Set in Greece and in England, One Cretan Evening, The Pine Tree, By the Fire, The Warmest Christmas Ever and Aflame in Athens are five unmissable stories told in Victoria's unique voice. This ebook includes the opening of The Thread, Victoria's new novel: a powerful tale of love and loyalty set in the vibrant city of Thessaloniki, Greece.

One Cretan Evening and Other Stories

Maria's Island

Witty, heartbreaking, shocking, satirical: the short story can excite or sadden, entice or repulse. The one thing it can never be is dull. Now Victoria Hislop, passionate ambassador for the art of the short story, has collected 100 stories from her favourite women writers into one volume. Here are Man Booker Prize winners and Nobel Laureates, well-known feminists and famous wits, national treasures and rising stars. All handpicked by one of the nation's best-loved novelists, there's a story for every mood, mind-set and moment in life. Featuring an all star cast of authors including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Angela Carter, Margaret Drabble, Penelope Fitzgerald, Miranda July, Doris Lessing, Katherine Mansfield, Alice Munro, Dorothy Parker and Virginia Woolf, THE STORY is the biggest and most beautiful collectino of women's short fiction in print today.

Love, Loss & The Lives of Women: 100 Great Short Stories

The Story

'Life provides infinite shades of light and dark...' Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars. All the stories in this volume are about life - happy, sad, mundane and extraordinary - it is captured here in all its rich variety. CONTRIBUTORS: Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, Ellen Gilchrist, Dorothy Parker, Doris Lessing, Penelope Fitzgerald, Margaret Atwood, Penelope Lively, Anita Desai, Alice Munro, Elspeth Davie, Penelope Fitzgerald, Alice Walker, A. M. Homes, Anne Enright, Elizabeth Jolley, Jane Gardam, Alison Lurie, Nicola Barker, Jennifer Egan, Muriel Spark, Hilary Mantel, A. S. Byatt, Maggie Gee, Ali Smith, A. L. Kennedy, Polly Samson, Helen Simpson and Stella Duffy.

Great Short Stories by Women

Life

"25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences. When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy. In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past."--Publisher.

Sequel to Much-Loved Classic, the Island

A Arca

O Regresso

A ilha

'I think few of the stories in Loss will leave readers cold...' Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars. All the stories in this volume are about loss: lost lives, lost loves, lost innocence, even a lost leopard. The many ways in which loss touches our lives are shown in these varied stories. CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Mansfield, Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy Parker, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, Elizabeth Taylor, Jean Rhys, Anna Kavan, Muriel Spark, Ellen Gilchrist, Penelope Fitzgerald, Lorrie Moore, Hilary Mantel, Susan Hill, Colette Paul, Yiyun Li, Helen Simpson, Edna O'Brien, Edith Pearlman, Emma Donoghue, Carrie Tiffany and Lucy Wood.

Great Short Stories for Women by Women

The Story: Loss

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Το νησι

1917, Thessalonique. Le jour de la naissance de Dimitris, un terrible incendie détruit la ville. Sa famille doit déménager dans les quartiers populaires. C'est là aussi que viennent s'installer des réfugiés turcs quelques années après. Parmi eux, Katherina. Le destin réunit les deux enfants, l'un héritier d'un empire textile, l'autre couturière prodige. Ensemble, ils seront les témoins d'une Grèce tourmentée, de l'occupation allemande aux révolutions civiles et à la dictature, qui défigureront leur cité autrefois multi-ethnique et fraternelle. Presque un siècle plus tard, de quels secrets sont-ils les gardiens ? Comment les transmettre avant qu'il ne soit trop tard ? Le temps est venu de dérouler le fil de leurs souvenirs. Dans la digne ligne de L'Ile des oubliés, best-seller vendu à plus de 2 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde, une édifiante leçon de mémoire. Deux romans seulement et déjà un «style Hislop». M. de Tilly, Le Point.

Le fil des souvenirs

Kristin Hannah

Santa Montefiore

Debbie Macomber

Liz Fenwick

Charlotte de Monchy

In Aan het einde van het tuinpad nemen zes bestsellerauteurs je mee in hun wereld van liefde, romantiek en hartstocht. In Liefdeslessen vertelt Santa Montefiore hoe Leah als een blok valt voor een verleidelijke kunstenaar. Kristin Hannah laat in De glazen kast zien dat moederliefde een van de sterkste krachten op aarde is. Charlotte de Monchy bewijst in Feline dat je moeder in sommige gevallen echt beter weet wat goed voor je is, zowel in het leven als in de liefde. In Aggie, van Liz Fenwick, brengt een overleden vrouw twee mensen samen die elkaar in andere omstandigheden nooit ontmoet zouden hebben. Victoria Hislops De laatste dans is een bitterzoete herinnering aan gemiste kansen en verloren liefdes. In Hun eerste ontmoeting vertelt Debbie Macomber dat je misschien lang moet wachten op je grote liefde, maar dat als je hem vindt het geluk binnen handbereik is.

Aan het einde van het tuinpad

Thessaloníki, 1917. Den natten Dimitri Komninos blir født, raseres den multikulturelle byen Thessaloníki av en katastrofal brann. Fem år senere må en liten jente, Katerina, flykte til Hellas, da hjemmet hennes blir ødelagt av den tyrkiske hæren. I kaoset om bord på båten kommer hun bort fra moren sin. Fra den dagen flettes livene til Dimitri og Katerina sammen. Thessaloníki, 2007. En ung mann får høre livshistorien til sine besteforeldre – en dramatisk historie om mennesker som er blitt drevet vekk fra sin elskede hjemby med makt og vold. Historien gjør et uutslettelig inntrykk og får også store konsekvenser for hans egen fremtid.

Tråden

El viaje físico y emocional de una joven inglesa que trata de desvelar su historia familiar marcada por la tragedia, la guerra y las pasiones amorosas y enterrada en el más absoluto de los silencios. Alexis, una joven arqueóloga británica de origen griego, viaja a Creta para desenterrar la misteriosa historia de su madre, Sofía, celosa guardiana de su pasado. Al llegar al pueblo de Plaka, punto de partida de su investigación, se sorprende al ver que se encuentra a unas pocas millas en barca de Spinalonga, la principal colonia de leprosos de Grecia desde 1903 hasta 1957. ¿Qué oscuros misterios oculta esa isla habitada por el olvido? ¿Por qué la madre de Alexis rompió tan violentamente con su pasado? Intrigada por estas preguntas, la joven está decidida a desvelar la turbulenta historia de sus antepasados y sus dolorosos secretos... La crítica ha dicho... «Apasionante. Impactante. Emocionante.» Daily Telegraph «El nuevo Capitán Corelli.» The Sunday Express «Una primera novela fascinante que ofrece, además de una historia de amor, una verdadera lección de tolerancia.» The Times «Sagas familiares, historias de amor prohibido, secretos devastadores... Una historia palpitante, vívida y absorbente.» The Observer

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