‘A beautiful, moving and thought provoking story, The Figurine is a stunning read . . . her love and passion for Greece comes through loud and clear with every word she writes’ Real Reader Review, ? ? ? ? ?

‘Her love for Greece shines through and transports readers to a brilliantly drawn world’ Independent

Concealed beneath the dust sheets in the Athens apartment she has inherited from her grandparents, Helena McCloud discovers a hidden hoard of rare antiquities, amassed during a dark period in Greek history when the city and its people were gripped by a brutal military dictatorship.

Helena’s fascination for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent on a dig on an Aegean island, tells her that she must return these precious artefacts to their rightful place. Only then will she be able to allay the darkness of the past and find the true meaning of home – for cultural treasures and for herself.

Number One Sunday Times bestseller Victoria Hislop’s powerful new novel shines a light on the questionable acquisition of antiquities and the price people will pay to possess them.

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‘This was a wonderful read . . . a vivid picture of Greece and the people who live there’ Real Reader Review, ? ? ? ? ?

*Victoria Hislop’s One August Night was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback in the first week of August 2021; Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.

‘Excellent as ever. Victoria Hislop at her best.’ Reader review

‘Within a few pages I was back in Greece and almost feeling the sun on my face.’ Reader review

Beloved author Victoria Hislop returns to Crete in this long-anticipated sequel to her multi-million-copy Number One bestseller, The Island.

25th August 1957. The island of Spinalonga closes its leper colony. And a moment of violence has devastating consequences.

When time stops dead for Maria Petrakis and her sister, Anna, two families splinter apart and, for the people of Plaka, the closure of Spinalonga is forever coloured with tragedy.

In the aftermath, the question of how to resume life looms large. Stigma and scandal need to be confronted and somehow, for those impacted, a future built from the ruins of the past.

Number one bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to the world and characters she created in The Island – the award-winning novel that remains one of the biggest selling reading group novels of the century. It is finally time to be reunited with Anna, Maria, Manolis and Andreas in the weeks leading up to the evacuation of the island… and beyond.

‘A return to Hislop’s thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece’ The Sunday Times

Discover for yourself why ten million readers worldwide love the novels of Victoria Hislop…

‘This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere’
Daily Mail on One August Night

‘Immersive storytelling sweeps you along’
Mail on Sunday on One August Night

‘A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully’
Woman & Home on One August Night

‘Hislop’s love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale’
Sunday Express on One August Night

‘This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place’
The Sunday Mirror on One August Night

‘Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga’
Daily Mirror on One August Night

‘Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner’
Woman’s Weekly on One August Night

‘The descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you’re right there’
Good Housekeeping on One August Night

‘A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader’
The Express on One August Night

‘A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances‘
Woman magazine on One August Night

In 2018, The Island was awarded a Nielsen Platinum Bestseller Award in recognition of selling over one million copies in the United Kingdom. Those Who Are Loved was a Sunday Times Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.