Inspired by a visit to Spinalonga, the abandoned Greek leprosy
colony, Victoria Hislop wrote The Island in 2005. It became an
international bestseller, has sold more than six million copies and
was turned into a 26-part Greek TV series. She was named Newcomer
of the Year at the British Book Awards and is now an ambassador for
Lepra. Her affection for the Mediterranean then took her to Spain,
and in the number one bestseller The Return she wrote about the
painful secrets of its civil war. In The Thread, Victoria returned
to Greece to tell the turbulent tale of Thessaloniki and its people
across the twentieth century. Shortlisted for a British Book Award,
it confirmed her reputation as an inspirational storyteller.
Her fourth novel, The Sunrise, about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus
and the enduring ghost town of Famagusta, was a Sunday Times number
one bestseller. Cartes Postales from Greece, fiction illustrated
with photographs, followed and was one of the biggest selling books
of 2016. The poignant and powerful Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday
Times number one hardback bestseller in 2019 and explores a
tempestuous period of modern Greek history through the eyes of a
complex and compelling heroine. Victoria's most recent novel, One
August Night, returns to Crete in the long-anticipated sequel to
The Island. The novel spent twelve weeks in the Top 10 hardback
fiction charts.
Her books have been translated into more than thirty-five
languages.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020,
Victoria was granted honorary citizenship by the President of
Greece. She was recently appointed patron of Knossos 2025, which is
raising funds for a new research centre at one of Greece's most
significant archaeological sites. She is also on the British
Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.
'Nobody writes about Greece quite like Victoria Hislop'
*Red magazine*
'She brings Greek history to compelling life.....there is deep
historical research here, but it never bogs down her story'
*The Sunday Times*
'A beautifully woven love story and a spellbinding, heart-breaking
depiction of a country torn apart by hatred'
*Daily Express*
'Hislop has done her research and handles the great sweep of
complex Greek history with skill and confidence. She makes a
touching family story out of violent and divisive times and her
fans will lap this up'
*Daily Mail*
'An eye-opening and moving read'
*The Mirror*
'A moving read that sweeps you through time'
*S Mag*
'A glorious Greek setting and rich historical detail form the
backdrop of this captivating and poignant story'
*Woman & Home*
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