The Island
- Author Victoria Hislop
- Narrator Sandra Duncan
- Publisher Headline
- Publish Date 25 September 2006
- Run Time 13 hours and 56 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical fiction.
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What to expect
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 coast of Crete, she knows it holds the secrets of her mother's past, buried for so long but surely not forgotten . . .
Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop's books . . .
'Passionately engaged with its subject . . . meticulously researched' The Sunday Times
'Hislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcasts' Guardian
'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances' Sunday Express
'The story of life on Spinalonga, the lepers' island, is gripping and carries real emotional impact. Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy' Telegraph
'Vivid, moving and absorbing' Observer
*Victoria Hislop's most recent novel, THE FIGURINE, is out now.*
(P) 2006 Headline Digital
| Author | Victoria Hislop |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Sandra Duncan |
| Duration | 13 hours and 56 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9780755337903 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Headline |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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