Book description
Set in Greece and in England, One Cretan Evening, The Pine Tree, By the
Fire, The Warmest Christmas Ever and Aflame in Athens are five
unmissable stories told in Victoria's unique voice. This ebook includes
the opening of The Thread, Victoria's new novel: a powerful tale of love
and loyalty set in the vibrant city of Thessaloniki, Greece. PRAISE
FOR THE RETURN: ' THE RETURN may be a beach book, but it goes inland and
rummages around in the cellars' Victoria Hislop read English at
Oxford, and worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming
a novelist. She is married with two children. Her first novel, THE
ISLAND, held the Number One slot in the Sunday Times paperback chart for
eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide.
Victoria acted as script consultant on a 26-part TV adaptation in
Greece, which achieved record ratings for Greek television. Victoria was
the Newcomer of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007, and her
second novel, THE RETURN, was also a Number One bestseller. THE THREAD
spent nine weeks in the Sunday Times hardback chart, and was widely
acclaimed. Her books have been translated into more than 25 languages.
Victoria also writes short stories and her first collection, ONE CRETAN
EVENING, is available as an ebook.
