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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

September 8, 2016

Sainsbury’s Author of the Month

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Ellie is miserable, but a shaft of Mediterranean sunlight enters her life when she starts receiving a series of Cartes Postales from Greece signed by an anonymous ‘A’. When they […]

September 5, 2016

Finding Inspiration in the Peloponnese

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By Victoria Hislop For The Mail On Sunday “In my new book, Cartes Postales From Greece, my fictional character makes a journey around Greece and falls in love with the […]

August 30, 2016

Postcards #2: Hilltop church, Andros

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There are many small churches on the island of Andros. This one is almost high enough to be a lighthouse and must be visible to boats for a long way […]

August 30, 2016

Postcards #1: The Eye

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The mati, the eye: This is a very common symbol in Greece and throughout the Middle-East. In Greece, at baptisms, a ‘mati’ is pinned on to the baby’s clothing […]

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