(from The Sunday Times 08/02/2015) My love for Greece began as a holiday romance nearly 40 years ago. I was a teenager and landed in Athens one blisteringly hot day in August with my mother and sister. It was only my second time out of England. In spite of the dust, chaos, traffic and signs […]
There has always been a little place in the sidebar of the website that features a few of Victoria’s favourite Greek things, but it has expanded so much that a full page is necessary. These additions come from Victoria’s recent trip to Cyprus Haratsi My favourite kafenion – a traditional Cypriot café, is “Haratsi” […]
Victoria recently took part in a performance of Cavafy’s poetry, set to music by Athanasios Simoglou, and sung by the soprano, Sonia Theodoridou, at Pallas Theatre, Athens.
This week, I remembered what is was like to be back at university, studying literature. On this occasion, though, I was in Greece. And it was a thrilling experience. I came to Athens to participate in a recital of works by the great Greek poet, Cavafy, set to music by Athanasios Simoglou and sung by […]
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 […]
