1. From the author of the million-copy bestseller The Island
2. Learn about Thessaloniki in 1917, the thriving multicultural city,
where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side
3.
It gives an insight into Greece's conflict during the First
and Second World Wars
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people.
Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?
'A brilliant page turner and destined to become a reading group staple, The Thread is rich with drama and historical detail' Glamour
'It's an evocative exploration of the past's hold on a family, with an exquisite love story at its centre' Good Housekeeping
'Enthralling new novel from the million selling author of The Island and The Return. Always good for an intelligent holiday read this time Hislop has chosen Thessaloniki as the backdrop to a brilliantly put-together tale spanning the generations' ***** Red
'Hislop's wonderful descriptions transport you to Greece with great ease' Essentials
'Hislop's writing is beautifully descriptive; you can feel the Mediterranean heat and smell the aromas. More than a throwaway read, The Thread is a book to lose yourself in' We Love This Book
'[Victoria Hislop] does her research and is very good at interweaving the lives of individuals into the backcloth of great events, giving the reader a history lesson that doesn’t feel like one’ Daily Mail
'A sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious saga' Sunday Times
'Hislop's fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place make her novel a rare treat' Guardian
'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' Sunday Express
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