A delightful and original new book from multimillion-copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop, author of The Island and The Sunrise Week after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A. With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these […]
The Island, Victoria Hislop’s internationally bestselling debut novel has been chosen by readers as one of WH Smith’s Best Paperbacks of All Time, joining works as dazzlingly diverse as To Kill a Mockingbird and Pride and Prejudice. You can see a full list of the books chosen by readers here. WHSmith says of their Best […]
Victoria Hislop’s collection of favourite short stories by other female writers, simply titled The Story has given me more pleasure this year than almost all the rest of my reading put together. Like a box of festive Quality Street, you can dip in and never be sure what you will encounter – it might be […]
Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter’s eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition. Sunday Express A new collection of short stories by Victoria Hislop* In ten powerful stories, […]
“It’s probably one of the most personal stories I’ve written for a long time” Victoria talks to Waterstones about her her short story Red Pins On A Map which is featured in Red – The Waterstones Anthology The book, exclusive to Waterstones, brings together “eighteen great writers to reflect the mood and changes of 2012. […]
Book of a Lifetime published in the Independent Saturday 02 June 2012 I learned two things while I was reading this book. First, that true stories can be more exciting and extraordinary than fictional ones. And second, that the best books are the ones where you are glued to your seat. This is how it […]
