Victoria Hislop returns to Greece for her cocktail of history and romance Interview with Boyd Tonkin, The Independent, Friday, 14 October 2011 (see original) In 1810, that poetic vandal Byron carved his name into the columns of the temple of Poseidon on the coast at Cape Sounion near Athens. When a later Hellenophile author visited the […]
To celebrate the publication of ‘The Thread’ on October 27th, Victoria has begun an extensive round of signings, appearances. The whistle-stop tour includes Cheltenham and Guildford literary festivals, a literary lunch or two and even a high tea in Lancashire! We’ll try to keep event listings up to date. The following is a list of […]
A collection of five short stories by Victoria , along with a preview of the first chapter of her upcoming novel The Thread, is published as an e-book exclusive on 15 September priced £1.99. The stories (One Cretan Evening, The Pine Tree, By the Fire, The Warmest Christmas Ever and Aflame in Athens) are set in […]
Victoria Hislop’s new novel, “The Thread”, is published by Headline books on October 27. Synopsis Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city, where Christians, Jews and Moslems live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will change for ever this city, as […]
“To Nisi”, Mega TV’s 26-part adaptation of Victoria’s novel “The Island”, is the most successful series in the history of Greek television, watched by almost three-quarters of the population. Now, its success has moved further afield with Mega selling broadcast rights to the series to Germany, Turkey and Croatia, where broadcasting will begin later in […]
Victoria Hislop and her husband, Ian, led the eight-mile Moonlight Walk through Tunbridge Wells on June 17, a night-time walk to raise money for Hospice in the Weald. She said: “I am absolutely delighted to be taking part and supporting our local hospice.” After a stirring speech, Victoria led the countdown and at 10pm, and […]
