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Posts by Victoria Hislop:
Ishulli, Victoria Hislop
Ishulli i vogël i Spinalongës ka qenë gjithmonë aty, prej shumë e shumë kohësh, aty përballë ishullit të madh të Kretës, i vogël dhe ftues. Historia e tij dhe e banorëve që e populluan atë gjatë gjysmës së parë të shekullit të 20-të, histori së cilës i kushtohet ky roman, është sa e pabesueshme aq […]
Harikleia Papapostolou Comes To London!
Victoria Hislop is to open London debut exhibition by up-and-coming Greek artist Harikleia Papapostolou at Belgravia Gallery Papapostolou’s bold, colour-infused abstract oil paintings will be on show at Belgravia Gallery, at 23 Maddox Street, W1, in the heart of the West End art district, from May 12 to 16 2015. The exhibition will be entitled […]
City culture or island life? I still can’t decide.
(from The Sunday Times 08/02/2015) My love for Greece began as a holiday romance nearly 40 years ago. I was a teenager and landed in Athens one blisteringly hot day in August with my mother and sister. It was only my second time out of England. In spite of the dust, chaos, traffic and signs […]
Help Lepra to #BeatLeprosy
Last October I joined Lepra to launch their #BeatLeprosy campaign. I pledged to see the end of the devastating effects of leprosy by 2024. Now, hundreds of people have joined the campaign to help put an end to this devastating disease… but more people like you are needed. Please, take the time to visit the […]
Book Club Reading Guide: 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 […]
