Victoria Hislop

Alexis, joven arqueóloga británica de origen griego, decide viajar a Grecia para desentrañar la misteriosa historia de su familia que jamás se han atrevido a contarle. Antes de partir, su madre le da una carta para que la lleve a una vieja amiga, prometiéndole que le ayudará a desvelar los acontecimientos que marcaron a la familia, empezando por el horrible destino de su bisabuela Eleni, condenada al exilio en la Isla de Spinalonga tras haber contraído la lepra en 1939. Sus dos hijas Anna y María, protagonizaron una trama de fascinantes amores e infidelidades que, junto a las intrigas familiares y los sentimientos de repulsa que provoca la lepra permitirán a Alexis descubrir los terribles secretos que su madre, Sofía, le ha ocultado durante tantos años. Una familia, en fin, destrozada por la tragedia, los acontecimientos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y las pasiones amorosas.

Tesalónica , 1917. Al tiempo que Dimitri Komnin os nace a la vida, un descomunal incendio asola la ciudad en la que cristianos, judíos y musulmanes conviven desde hace siglos. Cinco años más tarde, el ejercito turco destroza el hogar de Katerina Sarafoglou en Asia Menor. Perdiendo a su madre en el caos reinante, Katerina llega, atravesando el mar Egeo en barco, hasta Grecia. Pronto su vida se vera intimamente ligada a la de Dimitri y a la de la propia Tesalonica, mientras la guerra, el miedo y las persecuciones comienzan a dividir a sus gentes. Tesalonica, 2007. Un joven estudiante de ascendencia inglesa y griega escucha por primera vez la historia vital de sus abuelos y descubre que tiene que tomar una decision largamente pospuesta. Durante muchas decadas ellos han guardado con celo el recuerdo y los tesoros de todos aquellos que sobrevivieron a una epoca turbulenta y violenta. ¿Deberia ahora recoger el relevo, convertirse en el proximo custodio y hacer de esa calida y luminosa ciudad su nuevo hogar?

L''été s''achève à Plaka, un village sur la côte nord de la Crète. Alexis, une jeune Anglaise diplômée d''archéologie, a choisi de s''y rendre parce que c''est là que sa mère est née et a vécu jusqu'

The captivating and enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return.

Beneath the majestic towers of theAlhambra,Granada''s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city''s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet cafe, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale ofSpain''s devastating civil war. Seventy years earlier, the cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country''s fragile peace, and in the heart ofGranada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle asSpain rips itself apart.

THE RETURN debuted at number two in the Sunday Times hardback fiction chart, and spent nine further weeks in the top ten.An atmospheric, vibrant and moving tale of passion, pain and pride at the heart of war-torn SpainBeneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada''s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city''s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet cafe, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain''s devastating civil war.Seventy years earlier, the cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country''s fragile peace, and in the heart of Granada the family witnesses the worst atrocities of conflict. Divided by politics and tragedy, everyone must take a side, fighting a personal battle as Spain rips itself apart.

Sonia Cameron escapa a su turbio matrimonio con sus clases de danza. Es su pequeño refugio. Hasta que un día decide, invitada por una amiga, viajar a Granada para celebrar su cumpleaños. Ahí descubrira un escenario fascinante bajo la presencia imponente de la Alhambra, los bares abiertos hasta la madrugada, la pasion desbordante del flamenco y una ciudad que oculta, aun, el drama de la Guerra Civil. A Sonia le cautiva unas viejas fotografias de un bailaor durante la II Republica y el relato de los hermanos Ramirez, una familia dividida por el horror de la guerra. Ella reconstruira, entonces, la vida de Antonio, profesor socialista; el torero Ignacio; Emilio, musico, y Mercedes, bailaora que emigrara a Gran Bretaña. Sonia nunca imaginaria que la casualidad le conduciria a un viaje en el tiempo que sera mucho mas relevante para ella de lo que jamas hubiera podido creer. El regreso, es la segunda novela de la autora, traducida a mas de 15 idiomas y tan cautivante y conmovedora como su primer exito internacional, La isla.

In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple are about to open the island''s most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Ozkans, are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the island. But beneath the city''s façade of glamour and success, tension is building.When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos, Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict. Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority, and Famagusta is shelled. Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldiers. In the deserted city, just two families remain. This is their story.

"Alexis, giovane archeologa inglese in crisi con il fidanzato Ed, rampante uomo d''azienda, va a Creta alla ricerca del misterioso passato di sua madre, di origine greca ma espatriata a Londra. Arrivata sull''isola, con una lettera di presentazione della madre stessa si reca da una vecchia signora, amica della famiglia della madre, che le raccontera dei suoi avi in tre epoche: gli anni ''30, gli anni ''50 e i giorni attuali. Protagoniste dell''intero racconto due donne, Anna (la bisnonna di Alexis) e sua sorella Maria, campionessa di ribellione e seduzione l''una, di operosita e discrezione l''altra. Quando sull''isola arriva un finanziere di passaggio, il fragile equilibrio familiare degli affetti si rompe: relazioni clandestine, figli naturali, omicidi passionali, malattie d''amore si susseguono fino a spingere la madre di Alexis, figlia segreta della defunta Anna, lontano da Creta, per sempre. In questo travagliato passato, Alexis trova la sua vera identita: una identita tormentata, passionale, volitiva, che da questo momento in poi non potra piu tradire. "

'Life provides infinite shades of light and dark...' Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars. All the stories in this volume are about life - happy, sad, mundane and extraordinary - it is captured here in all its rich variety. CONTRIBUTORS: Willa Cather, Virginia Woolf, Ellen Gilchrist, Dorothy Parker, Doris Lessing, Penelope Fitzgerald, Margaret Atwood, Penelope Lively, Anita Desai, Alice Munro, Elspeth Davie, Penelope Fitzgerald, Alice Walker, A. M. Homes, Anne Enright, Elizabeth Jolley, Jane Gardam, Alison Lurie, Nicola Barker, Jennifer Egan, Muriel Spark, Hilary Mantel, A. S. Byatt, Maggie Gee, Ali Smith, A. L. Kennedy, Polly Samson, Helen Simpson and Stella Duffy.

'Love is, of course, a central preoccupation of literature...' Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars. Love is represented in this volume in all its guises - romantic, maternal, happy and haunting. CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Mansfield, Dorothy Parker, Doris Lessing, Margaret Drabble, Angela Carter, Margaret Atwood, Ellen Gilchrist, Alice Walker, Mavis Gallant, Carol Shields, Anne Enright, Elspeth Davie, Alison Lurie, Jennifer Egan, Jeanette Winterson, Claire Boylan, Maggie Gee, Colette Paul, Rachel Seiffert, Yiyun Li, Nadine Gordimer, Miranda July, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Carys Davies, Alison MacLeod, Emma Donoghue, Roshi Fernando, M. J. Hyland and Avril Joy.

'I think few of the stories in Loss will leave readers cold...' Victoria Hislop, bestselling author and champion of the short story, has chosen her favourite short stories by women writers. Here are prizewinners, famous wits, well-known feminists, national treasures and rising stars. All the stories in this volume are about loss: lost lives, lost loves, lost innocence, even a lost leopard. The many ways in which loss touches our lives are shown in these varied stories. CONTRIBUTORS: Katherine Mansfield, Elizabeth Bowen, Dorothy Parker, Shirley Jackson, Flannery O'Connor, Elizabeth Taylor, Jean Rhys, Anna Kavan, Muriel Spark, Ellen Gilchrist, Penelope Fitzgerald, Lorrie Moore, Hilary Mantel, Susan Hill, Colette Paul, Yiyun Li, Helen Simpson, Edna O'Brien, Edith Pearlman, Emma Donoghue, Carrie Tiffany and Lucy Wood.

1917, Thessalonique. Le jour de la naissance de Dimitris, un terrible incendie détruit la ville. Sa famille doit déménager dans les quartiers populaires. C’est là aussi que viennent s’installer des r

The No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller.In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple open the island''s most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the Ozkans, are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest and ethnic violence elsewhere on the island. But beneath the city''s façade of glamour and success, tension is building.When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos, Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict. Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority, and Famagusta is shelled. Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions and flee from the advancing soldiers. In the deserted city, just two families remain. This is their story.

Quand elle arrive à Grenade pour y prendre des cours de danse, Sonia, jeune Londonienne, ne sait rien du passé de la ville. Une conversation avec le patron du café El Barril va la plonger dans la tr