Victoria Hislop

The new captivating novel from the author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise and Cartes Postales from Greece '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 'Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter's eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition' Express on The Last Dance and Other Stories 'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times on The Thread 'Meticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling' Telegraph on The Return 'This is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale . . . Her message seems as relevant today as it would have been a century ago' Observer

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.

The captivating and enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return.

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 Ozkans, 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.

'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.

'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.

'Love is, of course, a central preoccupation of literature...' 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. Love is represented in this volume in all its guises - romantic, maternal, happy and haunting. CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Mansfield, Dorothy Parker, Doris Lessing, Margaret Drabble, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, Ellen Gilchrist, Alice Walker, Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Anne Enright, Elspeth Davie, Alison Lurie, Jennifer Egan, Jeanette Winterson, Claire Boylan, Maggie Gee, Colette Paul, Rachel Seiffert, Yiyun Li, Nadine Gordimer, Miranda July, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Carys Davies, Alison MacLeod, Emma Donoghue, Roshi Fernando, M. J. Hyland and Avril Joy.

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Tesalónica , 1917. Al tiempo que Dimitri Komnin os nace a la vida, un descomunal incendio asola la ciudad en la que cristianos, judíos y musulmanes conviven desde hace siglos. Cinco años más tarde, el ejercito turco destroza el hogar de Katerina Sarafoglou en Asia Menor. Perdiendo a su madre en el caos reinante, Katerina llega, atravesando el mar Egeo en barco, hasta Grecia. Pronto su vida se vera intimamente ligada a la de Dimitri y a la de la propia Tesalonica, mientras la guerra, el miedo y las persecuciones comienzan a dividir a sus gentes. Tesalonica, 2007. Un joven estudiante de ascendencia inglesa y griega escucha por primera vez la historia vital de sus abuelos y descubre que tiene que tomar una decision largamente pospuesta. Durante muchas decadas ellos han guardado con celo el recuerdo y los tesoros de todos aquellos que sobrevivieron a una epoca turbulenta y violenta. ¿Deberia ahora recoger el relevo, convertirse en el proximo custodio y hacer de esa calida y luminosa ciudad su nuevo hogar?

THE RETURN debuted at number two in the Sunday Times hardback fiction chart, and spent nine further weeks in the top ten.An atmospheric, vibrant and moving tale of passion, pain and pride at the heart of war-torn SpainBeneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada''s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city''s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet cafe, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain''s devastating civil war.Seventy years earlier, the cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country''s fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.

"Sonia e Maggie sono due giovani amiche inglesi, la prima sposata con un uomo piu anziano di lei e non troppo felice, la seconda single. Sono in vacanza a Granada per il compleanno di un loro amico e perche vogliono seguire un corso di salsa. Ma quella che sembrava una vacanza, diventa l''occasione perche segreti del passato vengano a galla. Grazie all''amicizia con un anziano barista - Miguel - le due donne poco a poco scoprono le ""verita"" del paese. La madre di Sonia, morta quando lei era appena nata, era infatti spagnola ma per anni aveva dovuto negare le sue origini, costretta dalle vicende politiche... e da una sua relazione con un oppositore al regime di Franco potrebbe essere nata Sonia. Chi e, infine, Miguel, questo anziano, misterioso depositario di mille storie? "

"Alexis, giovane archeologa inglese in crisi con il fidanzato Ed, rampante uomo d''azienda, va a Creta alla ricerca del misterioso passato di sua madre, di origine greca ma espatriata a Londra. Arrivata sull''isola, con una lettera di presentazione della madre stessa si reca da una vecchia signora, amica della famiglia della madre, che le raccontera dei suoi avi in tre epoche: gli anni ''30, gli anni ''50 e i giorni attuali. Protagoniste dell''intero racconto due donne, Anna (la bisnonna di Alexis) e sua sorella Maria, campionessa di ribellione e seduzione l''una, di operosita e discrezione l''altra. Quando sull''isola arriva un finanziere di passaggio, il fragile equilibrio familiare degli affetti si rompe: relazioni clandestine, figli naturali, omicidi passionali, malattie d''amore si susseguono fino a spingere la madre di Alexis, figlia segreta della defunta Anna, lontano da Creta, per sempre. In questo travagliato passato, Alexis trova la sua vera identita: una identita tormentata, passionale, volitiva, che da questo momento in poi non potra piu tradire. "

L''été s''achève à Plaka, un village sur la côte nord de la Crète. Alexis, une jeune Anglaise diplômée d''archéologie, a choisi de s''y rendre parce que c''est là que sa mère est née et a vécu jusqu'

An atmospheric, vibrant and moving tale of pain and passion at the heart of war-torn Spain, from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND.Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada''s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city''s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet cafe, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain''s devastating civil war.Seventy years earlier, the cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country''s fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.

Chypre, été 1972. La ville de Famagouste héberge la station balnéaire la plus prisée de la Méditerranée, où Chypriotes grecs et turcs vivent en parfaite harmonie. Un couple ambitieux y ouvre Le Sunri

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.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 open the island''s most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Ozkans, 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.