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Item Details
Title:
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THE ISLAND
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By: |
Victoria Hislop |
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CD-Audio |
List price:
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£25.00 |
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ISBN 10: |
0755375424 |
ISBN 13: |
9780755375424 |
Publisher: |
HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP |
Pub. date: |
5 January, 2009 |
Edition: |
Unabridged edition |
Description: |
A compelling portrayal of family ties, with vivid characters and an authentic Cretan background reminiscent of Captain Corelli's Cephalonia. |
Synopsis: |
An atmospheric, vibrant and moving first novel from an exciting new author. On 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. 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 Fortini, 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. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip... |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Headline Review |
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Returnable |
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