{"product_id":"the-island-9781035418916","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''This is one of the most touching, gripping and inspiring books that I have ever read. Hislop seamlessly weaves an accurate history of a Greek island with a forbidden love story'' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eINSPIRED BY TRUTH, THE STORY THAT HAS CAPTIVATED THE WORLD.\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThis was not the start of a short trip to deliver supplies. It was the beginning of a one-way journey to start a new life. Life on a leper colony. Life on Spinalonga.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fifty years later, making a life-changing journey of her own, Alexis Fielding feels the pull of the abandoned island. A distant shadow off the coast of Crete, she knows it holds the secrets of her mother''s past, buried for so long but surely not forgotten . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDiscover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop''s books . . .\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Passionately engaged with its subject . . . meticulously researched'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heart strings * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003ePassionately engaged with its subject * The Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale, with its sensitive, realistic engagement with all the consequences of, and stigma attached to leprosy, elevating it beyond holiday literature * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eHislop carefully evokes the lives of Cretans between the wars and during German occupation, but most commendable is her compassionate portrayal of the outcasts * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eThe story of life on Spinalonga, the lepers' island, is gripping and carries real emotional impact. Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003eWar, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel * You magazine *\u003cbr\u003eWonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence * Woman \u0026amp; Home *\u003cbr\u003eA moving and atmospheric tale * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA compelling story that has rarely left the bestseller list this year and deservedly so * Sunday Express *\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738063384919,"sku":"9781035418916","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781035418916.jpg?v=1723811724","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-island-9781035418916","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}