Press Reviews
- The Sunday Times </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Intelligent and immersive... Hislop's incisive narrative weaves a vast array of fact through a poignant, compelling family saga
- The Times </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Fascinating and moving... Hislop writes unforgettably about Cyprus and its people
- Mail on Sunday </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Adroitly plotted and deftly characterised, Hislop's gripping novel tells the stories of ordinary Greek and Turkish families trying to preserve their humanity in a maelstrom of deception, betrayal and ethnic hatred
- Good Housekeeping </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Victoria Hislop writes so vividly about the Med, you can almost feel the scorching heat. An absorbing tale about family, friendship, loyalty and betrayal, set during a violent period in the history of Cyprus
- Tatler </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Vibrant... Hislop brings history to life in this compelling tale
- Independent on Sunday </i>on<i> The Sunrise
Hislop hasn't of course been into Famagusta - no one may, even now - but has stood near the barbed wire and imagined what life was like there, then and now, with her usual gift for presenting bits of history most of us are unfamiliar with from a fictional point of view
- The Sunday Times </i>on<i> The Island
Passionately engaged with its subject...meticulously researched
- Guardian </i>on<i> The Island
Hislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcasts
- Express </i>on<i> The Island
A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice
- Observer </i>on<i> The Island
A vivid, moving and absorbing tale
- Sunday Express </i>on<i> The Thread
This is storytelling at its best and just like a tapestry, when each thread is sewn into place, so emerge the layers and history of relationships past and present
- Choice </i> magazine on <i>The Thread
Peopled with memorable characters, this is a powerful, moving and beautifully told novel of loyalty and love, hope and fear
- The Sunday Times </i>on<i> The Thread
A sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious saga that wrestles with the turbulence of the period Hislop covers
- Sunday Express S Magazine </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
Victoria Hislop's love affair with Greece continues, bringing the country triumphantly to life . . . [her] imaginative and compelling stories paint a remarkable portrait of Greece and its history
- Express </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
Hislop has woven colour photographs of the stunning Greek landscape into her narrative. I enjoyed being transported to Greece on Hislop's wings of words and vivid descriptions
- Sunday Mirror </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
With sumptuous photography - this is a lavish love letter to Greece
- Sunday Mirror </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
A lavish love letter to Greece
- Heat </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
When it comes to tales about Greece, Hislop is an undisputed queen - and this is easily her best novel yet
- Daily Mail </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page
- Fabulous, Sun on Sunday </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
This beautiful novel is illustrated with gorgeous photos to really bring the country to life
- Red online </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
A tender love story that will make you wish your own summer holiday wasn't a distant memory
Cathy Rentzenbrink
Prima </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from GreeceA beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption
- The Lady </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
A discerning fly-on-the-wall view of the country, a heady mix of poetic licence and gravitas. . . Greece works its magic in Hislop's latest ode to the country
- Mail on Sunday </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
A tantalising glimpse of a country far removed from the usual tourist resorts and beaches
- The Sunday Times </i>on<i> Cartes Postales from Greece
Impressively imagined . . . make[s] you want to jump on a plane to Athens