As many of you will know, the live webchat on Facebook as part of Richard and Judy’s Summer Reads was marred by technical glitches. However, readers posted questions to the Facebook and these were forwarded to Victoria. As promised, Victoria Hislop has answered your questions. Read about The Thread, her writing, her experience of being […]
Victoria will talk about her new novel, “The Thread”, currently a bestseller in the UK and Greece in the Great Hall at The Hellenic Centre in London on June 21, 2012. Since she draws great inspiration from music, two renowned Greek musicians, Miltos Logiadis (piano) and Christos Zerbinos (accordion) will perform a recital of their […]
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 […]
Unfortunately technical problems prevented Victoria’s webchat scheduled for yesterday afternoon, as part of the Richard and Judy Summer Book Club. Those who wishes to send questions Victoria was really disappointed and asked that questions be sent via the R&J Facebook page to be forwarded to her. The questions, and her answers, will be posted at […]
Victoria’s novel “The Thread” has been chosen for Richard & Judy’s Summer Book Club, in association with WH Smith. You can join Victoria for a live web chat at the Richard and Judy Bookclub on Facebook. More details about the book club and the live events can be found at the official Book Club page […]
For Victoria Hislop, falling in love with the Mediterranean was not a slow burn, but something akin to standing under a hairdryer. ‘I remember the aeroplane doors opening,’ she says, ‘and this hot wind unlike anything I’d felt in Britain – this unbelievable warmth.’ She was fourteen years old, and had only known seaside holidays […]
