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Jun 29, 2016 victoria hislop has chosen for her upcoming novel cartes postales to be illustrated in full colour, featuring gorgeous pictures from around greece. Aug 10, 2017 cartes postales from greece is an extraordinary new book from victoria hislop, the sunday times number one bestselling author of the island, the return, the thread, and the sunrise. The book is illustrated with photographs that make this journey around greece, already alive in the imagination, linger forever in the mind. The island sold over a million copies in the uk and has been translated into 24 languages. Victoria hislop has chosen for her upcoming novel cartes postales to be illustrated in full colour, featuring gorgeous pictures from around greece. Win a copy of victoria hislops new book cartes postales from greece. The number one sunday times bestseller cartes postales from greece is an extraordinary new book from victoria hislop, the sunday times number one bestselling author of the island, the return, the thread, and the sunrise.
Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Of course it was the island that started it all nearly 15 years ago. Richard and judy introduce cartes postales from greece by. Bestknown for her evocative and thoroughly researched historical novels, set against the backdrop of southern europe particularly greece victoria hislop is one of the uks bestselling novelists. The island hislop, victoria libri in altre lingue amazon. Also the map and the ohotos are fairly pointless on the kindle. Sep 22, 2016 author victoria hislop on famous husband ian. In my new book, cartes postales from greece, the protagonist, a heartbroken man, goes on a journey around greece and listens to people talking. Sep 21, 2016 my thanks to caitlin raynor at headline for an advanced reader copy of cartes postales from greece by victoria hislop. A sneak peek at cartes postales by victoria hislop whsmith blog. Cartes postales from greece contains all the elements of a classic hislop daily express when it comes to tales about greece, hislop is an undisputed queen and this is easily her best novel yet heat victoria hislop writes so vividly about the med, you can almost feel the scorching heat good housekeeping. Victoria hislop receives silver award for cartes postales.
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