“When courage inspires a novelist” Victoria Hislop at TEDxThessaloniki
For novelist Victoria Hislop “courage” lies in the lives of every day people, whose stories act as the source of inspiration in her novels. Her stories either set in the […]
Victoria Hislop
Victoria on “Book Club” with James Naughtie.
Victoria Hislop talks to James Naughtie and readers about her debut novel The Island, a fictional account of a real life leprosy colony, the island of Spinalonga, just off the […]
Facebook Webchat
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 […]
“The Thread” is published on October 27
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, […]
My Travels (Guardian, 21 May 2011)
Victoria Hislop visits a former leprosy colony off Crete I met Manoli Foundoulakis on 20 January 2007, in a hotel in Crete. It was at exactly six o’clock in the […]
Private Passions (interview with The Scotsman)
Victoria talks to Jackie McGlone about “The Return” keeping secrets, and researching her third novel… “VICTORIA HISLOP certainly knows HOW to keep a secret. No mean feat, considering she’s married […]
