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Victoria Hislop - The Thread (2nd Hand Paperback)
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SKU B003392
Synopsis
The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island 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. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece.
Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people.
Thessaloniki, 2007.
A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make.
For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?
Details
- Format : Thick 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good (Almost As New)
- Category : Fiction - Historical Fiction
- Published : 2011 (This Edition 2012 - Headline Review)
- ISBN : 9780755377756
- SKU : B003392
- PPC : SP400gm
- RRP : £7.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
'A sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious saga that wrestles with the turbulence of the period Hislop covers . . . All those who loved The Island, her hugely successful first novel, will fall on it.' - The Sunday Times.
'Hislop does her research and is very good at interweaving the lives of individuals into the backcloth of great events, giving the reader a history lesson that doesn't feel like one . . . Recommended.' - Daily Mail.
'Hislop's fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place make her novel a rare treat.' - Guardian.
'This is storytelling at its best and just like a tapestry, when each thread is sewn into place, so emerge the layers and history of relationships past and present.' - Sunday Express.
'Meticulously researched and compellingly told.' - Woman & Home.
Oh what a tangled web she weaves! Hislop has done well to tell a story as diverse and tempestuous as Thessaloniki's with such lightness of touch.' - Spectator.
'It's an evocative exploration of the past's hold on a family, with an exquisite love story at its centre.' - Good Housekeeping.
'Victoria weaves an effortless tale that draws you in and makes you forget the world outside exists. She has the ability to make you step into the pages, to transport you to Thessaloniki as you live the story yourself. She writes in such a beautiful way and her characters have depth and credibility . . . Exceptional' - Amazon Real Reader Review.
The Author
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.
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