One August Night

Inspired by a visit to Spinalonga, the abandoned Greek leprosy colony, Victoria Hislop wrote The Island in 2005. It became an international bestseller, has sold more than 6 million copies and was turned into a 26-part Greek TV series. She was named Newcomer of the Year at the British Book Awards and is now an ambassador for Lepra.

Her affection for the Mediterranean then took her to Spain, and in the number one bestseller The Return she wrote about the painful secrets of its civil war. In The Thread, Victoria returned to Greece to tell the turbulent tale of Thessaloniki and its people across the twentieth century. Shortlisted for a British Book Award, it confirmed her reputation as an inspirational storyteller.

Her fourth novel, The Sunrise, about the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and the enduring ghost town of Famagusta, was a Sunday Times number one bestseller. Cartes Postales from Greece, fiction illustrated with photographs, was a Sunday Times bestseller in hardback and one of the biggest selling books of 2016.

The poignant and powerful Those Who Are Loved, was a Sunday Times number one hardback bestseller in 2019 and explores a tempestuous period of modern Greek history through the eyes of a complex and compelling heroine.

Victoria's most recent novel, One August Night, returned to Crete in the long-anticipated sequel to The Island. It spent twelve weeks in the Top 10 hardback fiction charts.

Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.

Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020, was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She was recently appointed patron of Knossos 2025, which is raising funds for a new research centre at one of Greece's most significant archaeological sites. She is also on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

Victoria was recently granted an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Sheffield.

Fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place
Hislop brings history to life in this compelling tale
A beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption
An eye-opening and moving read
Immersive storytelling sweeps you along'
This dramatic, absorbing and good-natured novel abounds Greek Island atmosphere
A return to Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances . . . Hislop evokes Greece beautifully
Hislop's love for Greece shines through this wonderfully descriptive and compelling tale
This love letter to Greece will sweep you away to another time and place
A passionate love letter to Greece that will sweep you away to another time and place
Hislop expertly delves into the complex history of a fascinating country in this beautifully written family saga
Compelling and moving, this is a real page turner
As ever, the descriptions of Greece leave you feeling like you're right there
Expertly portrays the warmth of Greece and its people, delving into the long and complicated history of a fascinating country while spinning a family saga that her fans will devour. A beautifully written story that will enchant the reader
Moving and engrossing
At no point in this novel of loss and redemption does the pace slacken
A dramatic story of love, betrayal and allegiances