The Island
The million-copy Number One bestseller 'A moving and absorbing holiday read'
Sinopsis
This is one of the most touching, gripping and inspiring books that I have ever read. Hislop seamlessly weaves an accurate history of a Greek island with a forbidden love story Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
This was not the start of a short trip to deliver supplies. It was the beginning of a one-way journey to start a new life. Life on a leper colony. Life on Spinalonga.
Fifty years later, making a life-changing journey of her own, Alexis Fielding feels the pull of the abandoned island. A distant shadow off the coast of Crete, she knows it holds the secrets of her mothers past, buried for so long but surely not forgotten . . .
Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislops books . . .
Passionately engaged with its subject . . . meticulously researchedThe Sunday Times
Hislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcastsGuardian
A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstancesSunday Express
The story of life on Spinalonga, the lepers island, is gripping and carries real emotional impact. Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosyTelegraph
Vivid, moving and absorbingObserver
A deeply moving, captivating, humane and beautiful story of enduring love, and life Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
The most powerful and gripping story Ive ever read! Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
An intriguing and unusual story that keeps you turning the pages . . . The descriptions of Crete are beautiful, and you can just imagine yourself there with the blue sea and sun shining. It is a triumph in many ways, and a part of history I was unaware of Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Victoria Hislop has created a collection of wholly believable characters woven around the factual history of Spinalonga . . . A gripping and moving tale Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
*Victoria Hislops most recent novel, THE FIGURINE, is out now.*
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Ficha Técnica
Editorial: Review
ISBN: 9780755352449
Idioma: Inglés
Número de páginas: 496
Fecha de lanzamiento: 10/02/2008
Año de edición: 2006
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