{"product_id":"the-island-the-million-copy-number-one-bestseller-a-moving-and-absorbing-holiday-read","title":"The Island: The million-copy Number One bestseller 'A moving and absorbing holiday read'","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e***A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition that includes a new essay by Victoria Hislop on the impact of this million-copy bestseller.***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heartstrings' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller and winner of Richard \u0026amp; Judy's Summer Read 2006. 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\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003eShe discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e. . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A vivid, moving and absorbing tale' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Express \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2018, \u003ci\u003eThe Island \u003c\/i\u003ewas awarded a Nielsen Platinum Bestseller Award in recognition of selling over one million copies in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Victoria's latest novel, THE FIGURINE, is available to order now.*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 496 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Review","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63172651516253,"sku":"9780755309511","price":12.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780755309511.jpg?v=1769062614","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/the-island-the-million-copy-number-one-bestseller-a-moving-and-absorbing-holiday-read","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}