The Island by Victoria Hislop
A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition of the acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller, THE ISLANDAt last - a beach book with a heart... Meticulous research into Cretan culture...packed with family sagas, doomed love affairs, devastating secrets... She also forces us to reflect on illness, both the nasty, narrow-mindedness of the healthy and the spirit of survival in the so-called "unclean". Her message seems as relevant today as it would have been a century ago * Observer *
'This is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale, with its sensitive, realistic engagement with all the consequences of, and stigma attached to leprosy, elevating it beyond holiday literature' * Observer *
'War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel' You magazine * You magazine *
'Gently gripping tale' * Scotsman on Sunday *
'Brings dignity and tenderness to her novel' * Telegraph *
'A promising debut' Grazia magazine * Grazia *
'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances' Sunday Express * Sunday Express *
'Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island... A moving and absorbing holiday read' * Evening Standard *
'Passionately engaged with its subject...the author has meticulously researched her fascinating background and medical facts' * The Sunday Times *
A moving and atmospheric tale * The Scotsman *
'Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence' * Woman & Home *
'A page-turning tale...reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances' * Sunday Express *
Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island. She writes evocatively of the minutiae of traditional life... She...manages to milk the dramatic potential of each unexpected twist and broken engagement, of the ruined and resurrected lives of her characters... A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heart strings * Evening Standard *
'The story of life on Spinalonga, the lepers' island, is gripping and carries real emotional impact. Victoria Hislop...brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy' Telegraph * Telegraph *
'A heartrending tale of love, loss and passion' * Good Book Guide *
'A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice' * Express *
'A must-have on every intelligent holiday-maker's beach towel' * Books Quarterly *
Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of ten books, including The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and Other Stories, Cartes Postales from Greece and One August Night. Victoria's most recent novel, The Figurine, topped the UK TCM as the biggest selling single edition in the country for two consecutive weeks in 2024.
Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at Athens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and also on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for Philhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780755309511 |
| ISBN 10 | 0755309510 |
| Title | The Island |
| Author | Victoria Hislop |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2006-04-10 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Prizes | Winner of British Book Awards: Newcomer of the Year 2007, Short-listed for British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2007 |
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