Strictly Victoria
Victoria and Τηλέμαχος Φάτσης dance the Quickstep on Star TV’s “Dancing with the Stars”
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Maria’s Island
The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece’s former leprosy colony – is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of “The Island”. Maria tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of […]
Inheritance Tracks
Victoria Hislop selects the music she cherishes and would like to bestow to future generations for Inheritance Tracks on BBC Radio 4 If you followed Victoria’s music picks on Twitter, you will be familiar with Pavlos Mélas and his band Kourelou. Victoria says: “Pavlos is a hugely talented musician based in london – he […]
Sunday Times Paperbacks of 2021
“One August Night”, the long-awaited sequel to “The Island” is among the Sunday Times Best Paperbacks of 2021
Amazon Author’s Picks
Victoria shares her reads for the summer on Amazon. From historical fiction in Nigel Farndale’s The Dictator’s Muse and Ruth Pradel’s Daughters of the Labyrinth set in Victoria’s beloved Crete under Nazi occupation, to Deborah Moggach’s The Black Dress, there is something to intrigue everyone…Click here to see the full list of Victoria’s choices
Bologna Author Ambassador
BolognaBookPlus is also introducing an author ambassador programme at this year’s fair, to celebrate authors that bridge the worlds of adult and children’s publishing. This year’s ambassador is Victoria Hislop, who is publishing her first children’s novel, Maria’s Island (Walker Books) in June. Hislop said she was “thrilled”, adding: “Crossing publishing worlds is an exciting […]
