Fling off your fixation with junk fashion (Victoria writing in the Telegraph, 24 Nov 2011) Last week I saw a woman struggling along Oxford Street. She had three large hastening into another shop to buy some more. I am ashamed to admit that this was me and as I caught sight of myself in a […]
Guardian (11 November 2011, reviewed by Laura Barnett) Thessaloniki, May 1923: A ship docks in the harbour packed with Greek Orthodox refugees from Turkey, newly swapped for Greece’s Muslim population in one of the most painful and extensive exchanges of peoples ever attempted. Among them is five-year-old Katerina Sarafoglou; separated from her mother in their […]
Victoria talks to the BBC’s Nick Higham about why she decided to base the story in Greece and its second largest city, the port of Thessaloniki. She also also talks about why she waited until her forties to start writing fictional novels and how it is a lifestyle change from her former career as a […]
On BBC Radio 4’s “Open Book”, Victoria talks to Mariella Frostrup about the themes and the history behind her new novel “The Thread”, about her love of Greece, sewing costumes on the set of the TV adaptation of “The Island” and about why, despite her bestselling books, she still doesn’t call herself a novelist… This […]
A few photos from the launch party for “The Thread” at the Hellenic Centre, London on October 25th, where much retsina, fine Greek food and fun were had by all (Photographs by Beau Merchant)
Victoria spent a considerable amount of time on the set of “Το Νησί”, the MEGATV adaptation of “The Island” for Greek television, contributing to the storylines (there are a number of characters and plot threads that do not appear in the novel), script editing, even helping to sew costumes for the series. These photos show […]
