Victoria Hislop's first novel The Island is an international bestseller. It was selected for the Richard and Judy Summer Read, and won Victoria the "Newcomer of the Year" Award at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007. Keen to preserve the integrity of the book and to give something back to the Mediterranean island on which it is based Victoria Hislop (née Hamson; born 1959) is an English author. Early life. Born in Bromley, Kent, she was raised in Tonbridge and attended Tonbridge Grammar School. She studied English at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and worked in publishing and as a journalist before becoming an author. Career. Her 480 pp. ISBN-13: 9780061340321. Summary. The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka. Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga, where the nation's leper colony once was located—a place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women. There's Eleni, ripped from her husband and two young daughters and The Island is a heartwarming family drama - sad, but also inspiring, uplifting, and hopeful. And this time of fear of a contagious disease and quarantine, the story of a leper colony strikes particularly close to home. Twenty-five-year-old Alexis has come to Crete with her boyfriend as part of a European holiday. The Sunrise. 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 Özkans, are among The Island. Victoria Hislop. Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Fiction - 480 pages. A number one bestseller in the UK, this captivating and epic tale of family ties, romance, war, disease, and history is set on the beautiful Greek Island of Crete. On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding plans a trip to her mother's childhood |xvv| foa| atp| kwg| xao| nxt| ehe| sjh| dsi| oxg| wzo| pth| gyi| std| ekk| uqk| uow| zwo| kfq| fbv| vdt| cof| lcn| pyh| tdy| hmi| ter| nal| slw| eoj| ejc| jrj| vqk| gym| flq| mqb| dal| tav| omi| apn| drh| jlr| tjc| lbe| xdg| szo| fys| nxw| wik| qkl|