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SPINALONGA. the True Story
The hidden truth behind the island of Spinalonga, as recorded in historical archives and as narrated by those who lived it.Twelve years of research and seven years of writing bring to light an earth-shattering story. On Spinalonga, the former Venetian fortress which is located to the northeast of the island of Crete in Greece, one of the most horrific scenarios of modern history will take shape. In 1946, in the midst of the Greek Civil War, dozens of women, children and elders are led to Spinalonga as lepers, without being sick and without even priorly undergoing medical examinations. Their unjust confinement is caused by two powerful men for financial and political interests. Amongst them i...
Maria's Island
A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop. The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony - is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith's rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.
Wonderful World of Greece
The island of Spinalonga lies in the Bay of Mirabello, Crete, approximately 30 kilometres from the town of Aghios Nikolaos. The name, Spinalonga was given by the Venetians and means 'the Long Arm'. The name aptly describes the peninsular which protrudes into the bay, making a safe and natural harbour which has been used since pre-Venetian times. Of more interest to visitors to the area is the smaller island, which was the last leper colony in Europe. The book gives a detailed account as to how the island became a leper colony and how the lepers lived there. Illustrated with 39 colour photographs.
The Island
A number one bestseller in the UK, this captivating and epic tale of family ties, romance, war, disease, and history is set on the beautiful Greek Island of Crete. On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding plans a trip to her mother’s childhood home in Plaka, Greece hoping to unravel Sofia’s hidden past. Given a letter to take to Sofia’s old friend, Fotini, Alexis is promised that through Fotini, 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. Fotini at last reveals 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. Alexis discovers how intimately her family is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip. Atmospheric and captivating, The Island transports readers and keeps them gripped to the very last word.
The Eagle of Spinalonga
Nikos is twenty two years old, handsome, clever and just graduated law school when he finds out he has leprosy. He is sent into exile to Spinalonga, a rock island of Crete where there is no food, no electricity, no medical help, no supplies, nothing. He catches an eagle as a unique way to source food, then decides to create a life of dignity for the inhabitants of Spinalonga in the style of the city state system of Ancient Greece. Then comes the outbreak of World War II and the Nazi invasion of Greece...
The Island
*THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop, is available to order now.* 'This is one of the most touching, gripping and inspiring books that I have ever read. Throughout the novel, Hislop seamlessly weaves an accurate history of a Greek island with a forbidden love story' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ INSPIRED BY TRUTH, THE STORY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD. 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 coas...
One August Night
*Pre-order THE FIGURINE, the brand-new novel from Victoria Hislop. Coming September 2023.* 'Excellent as ever. Victoria Hislop at her best.' Reader review 'Within a few pages I was back in Greece and almost feeling the sun on my face.' Reader review Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island. 25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences. When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy. In the...
Travels in Crete
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The Islands Collection
The Isands Collection is a captivating omnibus of two of Victoria Hislop's most gripping novels, The Island and The Sunrise. Heartbreaking and immersive stories set against the backdrop of stunning Mediterranean islands from the Sunday Times number one bestselling author. 'Victoria Hislop's view of history in her novels is, like the writer herself, a compassionate and generous one' Scotsman The Island, the acclaimed million-copy bestseller: 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, h...
The Island
The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka. Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga, where the nation's leper colony once was located--a place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women. There's Eleni, ripped from her husband and two young daughters and sent to Spinalonga in 1939, and her daughters Maria, finding joy in the everyday as she dutifully cares for her father, and Anna, a wild child hungry for passion and a life anywhere but Plaka. And finally there's Alexis, Eleni's great-granddaughter, visiting modern-day Greece to unlock her family's past. A richly enchanting novel of lives and loves unfolding against the backdrop of the Mediterranean during World War II, The Island is an enthralling story of dreams and desires, of secrets desperately hidden, and of leprosy's touch on an unforgettable family.
