{"product_id":"the-island-by-victoria-hislop-1","title":"The Island by Victoria Hislop #1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Island,\u003c\/i\u003e the acclaimed million-copy No.1 bestseller and winner of Richard \u0026amp; Judy's Summer Read 2006 from Victoria Hislop, is a dramatic tale of four generations, rent by war, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stirring Pages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65601141768541,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1077\/7827\/7725\/files\/25194873482456_10c88379-6598-4bee-8621-34d0c89cbbef.jpg?v=1786970811","url":"https:\/\/stirringpages.com\/products\/the-island-by-victoria-hislop-1","provider":"Stirring Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}