Description
*THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop, is available to order now.*
'Excellent as ever. Victoria Hislop at her best.' Reader review
'Within a few pages I was back in Greece and almost feeling the sun on my face.' Reader review
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.
'A return to Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece' The Sunday Times
Discover for yourself why ten million readers worldwide love the novels of Victoria Hislop...
'This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere'
Daily Mail on One August Night
'Immersive storytelling sweeps you along'
Mail on Sunday on One August Night
'A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully'
Woman & Home on One August Night
'Hislop's love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale'
Sunday Express on One August Night
'This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place'
The Sunday Mirror on One August Night
'Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga'
Daily Mirror on One August Night
'Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner'
Woman's Weekly on One August Night
'The descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you're right there'
Good Housekeeping on One August Night
'A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader'
The Express on One August Night
'A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances'
Woman magazine on One August Night
In 2018, The Island was awarded a Nielsen Platinum Bestseller Award in recognition of selling over one million copies in the United Kingdom. Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.
About the Author
Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of eight books, including The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and Other Stories and Cartes Postales from Greece. Her books have been translated into forty languages. Her most recent novel, One August Night, returned to Crete in the long-anticipated sequel to The Island and spent twelve weeks in the Top 10 hardback fiction charts.
Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of The Island, Cartes Postales and One August Night for Greek television - and recently took part in Dancing with the Stars, also on Greek television.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and, in 2020, was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She was recently granted an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Sheffield and is patron of Knossos 2025, which has raised funds to rebuild the 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.
Reviews
Fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place * Guardian on The Thread *
Hislop brings history to life in this compelling tale * Tatler on The Sunrise *
A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption * Prima on Cartes Postales from Greece *
An eye-opening and moving read * The Mirror on Those Who Are Loved *
Immersive storytelling sweeps you along' * Mail on Sunday on One August Night *
This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere * Daily Mail on One August Night *
A return to Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece * The Sunday Times on One August Night *
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully * Woman & Home on One August Night *
Hislop's love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale * Sunday Express on One August Night *
This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place * The Sunday Mirror on One August Night *
A passionate love letter to Greece that will sweep you away to another time and place * The People on One August Night *
Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga * Daily Mirror on One August Night *
Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner * Woman's Weekly on One August Night *
As ever, the descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you're right there * Good Housekeeping on One August Night *
Expertly portrays the warmth of Greece and its people, delving into the long and complicated history of a fascinating country while spinning a family saga that her fans will devour. A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader * Express on One August Night *
Moving and engrossing * Best on One August Night *
At no point in this novel of loss and redemption does the pace slacken * The Catholic Herald on One August Night *
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances * Woman on One August Night *
Book Information
ISBN 9781472278449
Author Victoria Hislop
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Headline Review
Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 288g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 32mm
