This is an enthralling novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return. Victoria Hislop is brilliant at setting the scene so you, the reader, really believe you're right there amongst the characters in a place so vividly imagined. It's a story both about war and politics and about love and loyalties which will sweep you along and keep you gripped to the page.
Click here to see The Sunrise by Victoria Hislop which is published in September 2014.
One of our Great Reads You May Have Missed in 2012.
Shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 'Popular Fiction of the Year' 2012.
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.
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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.
The Thread features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Books of the Month, Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, Recommendations, General Fiction
Paperback, Hardback, CD-Audio. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
The Thread was written by Victoria Hislop and published by Headline Review an imprint of Headline Publishing Group
The Thread has 465 pages
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
