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Title
The Island
ISBN
9780755309511
EAN
9780755309511
Publication Year
2006
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Book Title
The Island: the Million-Copy Number One Bestseller 'a Moving and Absorbing Holiday Read'
Item Height
197mm
Author
Victoria Hislop
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
Genre
Historical
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
340g
Number of Pages
496 Pages

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***A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition that includes a new essay by Victoria Hislop on the impact of this million-copy bestseller.*** 'A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heartstrings' Evening Standard The acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller. 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

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Publisher
Headline Publishing Group
ISBN-13
9780755309511
eBay Product ID (ePID)
91560870

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Book Title
The Island: the Million-Copy Number One Bestseller 'a Moving and Absorbing Holiday Read'
Author
Victoria Hislop
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Genre
Historical
Number of Pages
496 Pages

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Item Height
197mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
340g

Additional Product Features

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Victoria Hislop
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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  • Most favourable review

    If you love Greece read this book

    Read this book about 8 years ago it is a amazing story. Then in lockdown the author wrote the follow up called one August Night that I read again amazing,it made me want to read the island again.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: baham_books

  • Most critical review

    Okay

    I read and enjoyed this novel soon after publication. I am soon going to Crete for a week and will be visiting Spinalonga so I bought this copy to remind me of the story and tge Island. This time round, I found the writing 'clunky' and the storyline stuttered midway so it wasn't as good on a second reading a number of years after the first.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: baham_books

  • Compelling read

    Although at first glance I thought the subject of the book was going to be depressing on the contrary the author captures the feeling of the country and also captures your interest in the characters from the start. I thoroughly recommend this book who wants a compelling read

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: baham_books

  • Great read if you're going on your hols!

    Just taken with me to Croatia for a short break. A great book, of which, I found compulsion to regularly reconvene - an attraction that many books lack. It has a certain Mama Mia likeness to it's content, whilst intertwining tales of historic sadness and misconception on factual times. The book was as advertised - in a very good condition.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: cmedia_group

  • Historically vivid and heartbreaking

    Wife read this before our holiday to Crete. We then had to visit Spinalonga. Really brought the place alive and brought an interesting background to the place we visited.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: cmedia_group