{"product_id":"the-island","title":"The Island","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"+1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A moving and absorbing holiday read that pulls at the heartstrings'\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe acclaimed million-copy number one bestseller and winner of Richard \u0026amp; Judy's Summer Read 2006. Victoria Hislop tells a dramatic tale of four generations, illicit love, violence and leprosy, from the thirties, through the war, to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan size=\"+1\" style=\"font-size: xx-small;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise for\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Island\u003c\/i\u003e. . .\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A vivid, moving and absorbing tale'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Victoria Hislop . . . brings dignity and tenderness to her novel about lives blighted by leprosy'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Wonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'War, tragedy and passion unfurl against a Mediterranean backdrop in this engrossing debut novel'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'Hislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSunday Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice'\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276629766401,"sku":"2NQ6GAUIP-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/VictoriaHislop.jpg?v=1639048827","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/the-island","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}