כמו חתונה יוונית “המקום הזה נפלא, אבל בלעדייך הוא פשוט כלום”, נכתב שוב ושוב בגלויות יפהפיות מהאי פלופונסוס ביוון, שלא מגיעות ליעדן. בספרה החדש של הסופרת הבריטית הנערצת ויקטוריה היסלופ (“האי של סופיה”), מגיעות הגלויות לידיה של אישה אחרת. בראיון מיוחד ורומנטי מספרת היסלופ על נשים חזקות, על כתיבה בגיל מאוחר ועל האהבה המיוחדת ליוון […]
As Spinalonga enters the final stage of its nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the cast and crew of the iconic Greek MEGA TV show The Island look back and share their memories (Manos Drakonakis for Neoskosmos) Once synonymous with suffering and death, Spinalonga, the jewel of Mirabello Bay, has risen to world fame through […]
In writing her latest Greece-themed, critically acclaimed book, “Cartes Postales,” a book of stories linked through the voyage of a heartbroken man, Victoria Hislop adopted an experimental approach. Usually gathering a vast body of research notes and reference images and then sitting down to write, a process the author says takes her around three years […]
(by Anna Roins for Authorlink) The Sunday Times best-seller, Cartes Postales from Greece is a new, ground-breaking novel from Victoria Hislop, the internationally acclaimed bestselling author of The Island, The Return, The Thread, and The Sunrise. Week after week, colourful postcards from Greece arrive at Ellie’s dreary flat in London. They are each signed with […]
Bestselling author Victoria Hislop on gorge-walking, water skiing, the drama of Delphi and her favourite Greek beach (from Wanderlust Magazine) I have a very strong connection with Greece. Nobody knows where it comes from, least of all me. Many people in Greece think I must have Greek roots, but I haven’t found them. It’s just […]
Since May 2013, Victoria has been an official ambassador for UK based, international charity Lepra. They work on the ground in India, Bangladesh and Mozambique improving the lives of those affected by neglected diseases like leprosy. The organisation has over 90 years’ experience tackling the debilitating disease as well as the associated issues of poverty […]
