Victoria Hislop

Multi-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns with the captivating tale of one woman's quest to come to terms with her family's brutal past....

25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences....

Themis is part of a family bitterly divided by politics and, as a young woman, her fury with those who have collaborated with the Nazis, drives her to fight for the Communists....

On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past....

Week after week the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A....

Granada's cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets and Sonia Cameron is here to dance. She knows nothing of the city's past. But in a quiet café, a chance conversation and a collection of photographs draws her into the tale of Spain's devastating civil war.

The new novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island, The Thread, 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....

Winner of the British Book Awards, Newcomer of the Year, 2007.
Shortlisted for the British Book Awards, Book of the Year, 2007.
Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past, but Sofia has never spoken of it....

Le 25 août 1957, la colonie de lépreux de l'île de Spinalonga ferme ses portes. Maria retourne à Plaka, en Crète, avec son mari, le docteur...