Victoria

Victoria

About Victoria

September 21, 2016

My life in 8 objects

(Telegraph magazine 19 September 2016) Oil painting This is by my uncle Neville Eldridge, an artist. He’s 89 and still paints every day, always with lots of light, optimism and […]

September 21, 2016

Victoria on BBC Breakfast

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Victoria discusses “Cartes Postales from Greece” with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin on BBC Breakfast

September 20, 2016

Insider’s Athens — where the locals hang out

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The novelist Victoria Hislop has fallen in love with a little-known area of the city. She describes the places few tourists see. (September 24 2016, The Times) Not long ago, […]

September 20, 2016

Victoria on Woman’s Hour

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[wonderplugin_audio id=”1″] Victoria talks to Jane Garvey on Woman’s Hour (BBC Radio 4) about her new book ‘Cartes Postales from Greece‘ You can listen to the chapter featuring Victoria from […]

September 16, 2016

The Island – A Few Words About Leprosy

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Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest diseases, yet is still a health issue today, with over 200,000 people diagnosed every year. If left untreated, it can lead to nerve […]

September 15, 2016

Listen to “Cartes Postales”…

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Listen to an exclusive excerpt from Cartes Postales from Greece read by Dan Stevens

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