Victoria Hislop

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    • Victoria talks to BBC Radio 4′s “Open Book”
    • City of Lost Yarns – Interview
  • News & Events
  • Books
    • The Thread
    • The Last Dance
    • The Island
    • The Island – A Few Words About Leprosy
    • The Return
    • One Cretan Evening
  • Galleries
    • Launch Party for “The Thread”
    • “Το Νησί” – adapting “The Island”
      • Το Νησί – The Characters
      • On the set of “Το Νησί”
      • Το Νησί – Scenes from the Series
    • Vogue – Behind the Scenes
    • Vogue – The Photos
    • Woman of The Year 2010
    • Pictures of Victoria
  • Contact

The Last Dance & Other Stories

  1. The Last Dance & Other Stories

    | Book, The Last Dance
    December 3, 2012
    Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter’s eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition. Sunday Express A new collection of short stories by Victoria...
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    Tagged Books, short stories, Stories, The Last Dance
  2. Homage to Thessaloniki

    | Book, Interview, The Thread
    December 29, 2011
    Victoria Hislop’s 2005 novel The Island was translated into more than twenty languages and topped best-seller lists in Greece and the UK. As her eagerly-awaited new book The Thread is published, Mike Sweet talks to the British author (15 Dec 2011, from Neoskosmos.com) After a career in PR and journalism,...
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    Tagged Books, Greece, interview, The Thread, Thessaloniki
  3. Launch Party for “The Thread”

    | Book, Event, Photo Gallery, The Thread
    October 27, 2011
      A few photos from the launch party for “The Thread”  at the Hellenic Centre, London on October 25th, where much retsina, fine Greek food and fun were had by all (Photographs by Beau Merchant)  
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    Tagged Books, photo gallery, The Thread
  4. “One Cretan Evening” exclusive e-book

    | Book, One Cretan Evening, The Thread
    September 29, 2011
    A collection of five short stories by Victoria , along with a preview of the first chapter of her upcoming novel The Thread, is published as an e-book exclusive on 15 September priced £1.99. The stories (One Cretan Evening, The Pine Tree, By the Fire, The Warmest Christmas Ever and Aflame...
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    Tagged Books, ebook, Greece, One Cretan Evening, short stories, The Thread, Thessaloniki
  5. “The Thread” is published on October 27

    | Book, The Thread
    September 29, 2011
    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, where Christians, Jews and Moslems live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will change...
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    Tagged Books, Greece, The Thread, Thessaloniki, Victoria Hislop
  6. “100 books that defined the noughties”

    | Book
    September 29, 2011
    The Island” is selected by The Times as one of the 100 books that defined the decade Never in the history of bookselling has there been such a phenomenon as Harry Potter; JK Rowling’s series sold in tens of millions and appealed to adults as well as children. The great...
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    Tagged Books, Telegraph, The Island
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Events

  • 5 Jun 13 Athens
    Public Bookstore, Athens, Greece
  • 30 Jun 13 Skyros
    8ο Ελληνικό "Θαλασσινό" Συνέδριο Bookcrossing
  • 27 Jul 13 Santorini
    Santorini, Greece

These are a few of my favourite (Greek) things…

• There is a beautiful new restaurant on the sea front in Thessaloniki - wonderful food and décor, with vintage toys and adverts - really worth a visit - "Ayioli" at 15 Niki Street, Thessaloniki.

• Costas Voyatzis in Athens introduced me to his hugely successful website featuring extraordinary and beautiful design - do have a look!…
www.yatzer.com

• A recent discovery in Athens Chromata, Skoufa 62, Kolonaki - a great restaurant/bar with fantastic music...

• One of the funniest women I have met in years…
Katerina Vrana

• LIQUID GOLD - The most amazing Cretan olive oil is now being imported into the UK - it has a truly exceptional flavour as well as remarkable healthy giving properties. You can buy it from www.liquidgoldproducts.co.uk

• Beautiful olive oil direct from Crete:
www.myolivebranch.co.uk

• My favourite Greek restaurant in London, As Greek As It Gets, in Earls Court:
www.asgreekasitgets.co.uk

• "ILaBoom" makes beautiful miniature light boxes to order. I was given one as a gift(see it here) and it's one of the most delightful things I own. www.psyboom.etsy.com

• Bespoke shoes in central Athens. Kozatsa have been creating them since 1936. They're at 11 Kanari Street, Kolonaki, Athens 106 71 or online at www.kozatsa.gr

• The focus of Greek culture and language teaching in Central London, The Hellenic Centre:
www.helleniccentre.org

• Learn Greek! I recommend Hara Garoufalia-Middle's excellent Total Greek

• Hellenic Bookservice: If you want to get hold of any Greek books, contact monica@hellenicbookservice.com
www.hellenicbookservice.com
Tel: 0207 267 9499

Recent Posts

  • Victoria becomes an Ambassador for “forgotten people”
  • Η Βικτώρια Χίσλοπ απονέμει το χρυσό δίσκο στην Ελεωνόρα Ζουγανέλη
  • Le fil des souvenirs
  • My Big Fat Greek Dinner (*as tweeted by Nigella!)
  • Η συγκινητική συνέντευξη της διάσημης συγγραφέως Βικτόριας Χίσλοπ στο Infokids.gr!

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