Last Dance & Other Stories

Review 'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' (The Sunday Times ) 'Fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place' (Guardian ) 'Fresh, tenacious and rather intrepid' (Independent )

'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 ) 'Her best novel yet' (Scotsman )

'A brilliant page turner and destined to become a reading group staple, THE THREAD is rich with drama and historical detail' (Glamour )

'Meticulously researched and compellingly told' (Woman & Home )

'An evocative exploration of the past's hold on a family, with an exquisite love story at its centre' (Good Housekeeping ) 'A book to lose yourself in' --(We Love This Book ) Product Description Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop's ebook collection, One Cretan Evening. In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly to life a host of unforgettable characters, from a lonesome priest to battling brothers, and from an unwanted stranger to a groom troubled by music and memory. These bittersweet tales of love and loyalty, of separation and reconciliation, captured in Victoria Hislop's unique voice, will stay with you long after you reach the end. Book Description Ten short stories by the million-copy bestselling author of The Island, The Return and The Thread collected in a beautiful Demy-format hardback edition. About the Author Victoria Hislop read English at Oxford, and worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming a novelist. She is married with two children. Her first novel, The Island, held the Number One slot in the Sunday Times paperback chart for eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide. Victoria acted as script consultant on a 26-part TV adaptation in Greece, which achieved record ratings for Greek television. Victoria was Newcomer of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007, and her second novel, The Return was also a Number One bestseller. Her third novel, The Thread, was a hardback and paperback bestseller, and was also widely acclaimed. Victoria's books have been translated into more than 25 languages.