{"product_id":"the-island-victoria-hislop-9780755309511","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp\u003e***A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition that includes a new essay by Victoria Hislop on the impact of this million-copy bestseller.***\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heartstrings' Evening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller. Victoria Hislop tells a dramatic tale of four generations, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShe discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for The Island. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A vivid, moving and absorbing tale' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eObserver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel' \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSunday Express \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpress\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Victoria Hislop","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43176111276275,"sku":"9780755309511","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780755309511.jpg?v=1662082376","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/the-island-victoria-hislop-9780755309511","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}