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The Island: The million-copy Number One bestseller ‘A moving and absorbing holiday read’

The Island: The million-copy Number One bestseller ‘A moving and absorbing holiday read’

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The acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller and winner of Richard & Judy's Summer Read 2006. Victoria Hislop tells a dramatic tale of four generations, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day.

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Product ID:	9781035418916
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	The Island
Subtitle:	The million-copy Number One bestseller 'A moving and absorbing holiday read'
Authors:	Author: Victoria Hislop
Page Count:	496
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
Description:	Select Guide Rating The acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller and winner of Richard & Judy's Summer Read 2006. Victoria Hislop tells a dramatic tale of four generations, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day. ''This is one of the most touching, gripping and inspiring books that I have ever read. Hislop seamlessly weaves an accurate history of a Greek island with a forbidden love story'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ INSPIRED BY TRUTH, THE STORY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD. This was not the start of a short trip to deliver supplies. It was the beginning of a one-way journey to start a new life. Life on a leper colony. Life on Spinalonga. Fifty years later, making a life-changing journey of her own, Alexis Fielding feels the pull of the abandoned island. A distant shadow off the coast of Crete, she knows it holds the secrets of her mother''s past, buried for so long but surely not forgotten . . . Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop''s books . . . ''Passionately engaged with its subject . . . meticulously researched'' The Sunday Times ''Hislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcasts'' Guardian ''A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances'' Sunday Express ''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 ''Vivid, moving and absorbing'' Observer ''A deeply moving, captivating, humane and beautiful story of enduring love, and life'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''The most powerful and gripping story I''ve ever read!'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''An intriguing and unusual story that keeps you turning the pages . . . The descriptions of Crete are beautiful, and you can just imagine yourself there with the blue sea and sun shining. It is a triumph in many ways, and a part of history I was unaware of'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Victoria Hislop has created a collection of wholly believable characters woven around the factual history of Spinalonga . . . A gripping and moving tale'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ *Victoria Hislop''s most recent novel, THE FIGURINE, is out now.*
Imprint Name:	Headline Review
Publisher Name:	Headline Publishing Group
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2024-02-15

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Weight	342 g
Dimensions	128 × 197 × 35 mm