Hislop: Cartes Postales from Greece

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERCartes 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. It is fiction in full colour - magical and unique.'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily MailWeek after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A.With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these cartes postales brighten her life. After six months, to her disappointment, they cease. But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell. She must see this country for herself. On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture but also of a desire to live life to the full once more. Praise for Cartes Postales. . . 'When it comes to tales about Greecem Hislop is an undisputed queen'Heat magazine'A lavish love letter to Greece'Sunday Mirror'A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption'Prima'This wonderful, illuminating novel is a perfect escape'Woman & Home'This beautiful novel is illustrated with gorgeous photos to really bring the country to life'Sun on Sunday Review When it comes to tales about Greece, Hislop is an undisputed queen - and this is easily her best novel yet, Heat on Cartes Postales from Greece A lavish love letter to Greece, Sunday Mirror on Cartes Postales from Greece Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page, Daily Mail on Cartes Postales from Greece This beautiful novel is illustrated with gorgeous photos to really bring the country to life, Fabulous, Sun on Sunday on Cartes Postales from Greece A tender love story that will make you wish your own summer holiday wasn't a distant memory, Red online on Cartes Postales from Greece A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption -- Cathy Rentzenbrink, Prima on Cartes Postales from Greece A discerning fly-on-the-wall view of the country, a heady mix of poetic licence and gravitas. . . Greece works its magic in Hislop's latest ode to the country, The Lady on Cartes Postales from Greece A tantalising glimpse of a country far removed from the usual tourist resorts and beaches, Mail on Sunday on Cartes Postales from Greece Peopled with memorable characters, this is a powerful, moving and beautifully told novel of loyalty and love, hope and fear, Choice magazine on The Thread 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 on The Thread Book Description A stunning new tale of Greece from multimillion-copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop, author of The Island and The Sunrise - but this time fully illustrated throughout in glorious colour From the Back Cover 'This wonderful, illuminating novel is a perfect escape' Woman & HomeWeek after week, the postcards arrive, addressed to a name Ellie does not know, with no return address, each signed with an initial: A.With their bright skies, blue seas and alluring images of Greece, these cartes postales brighten her life. After six months, to her disappointment, they stop coming. But the montage she has created on the wall of her flat has cast a spell. She must see this country for herself.On the morning Ellie leaves for Athens, a notebook arrives. Its pages tell the story of a man's odyssey through Greece. Moving, surprising and sometimes dark, A's tale unfolds with the discovery not only of a culture, but also of a desire to live life to the full once more.Cartes Postales from Greece is illustrated with photographs that make this journey around Greece, already alive in the imagination