{"product_id":"the-island-by-victoria-hislop-copy","title":"The Island by Victoria Hislop","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Island, 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.   ***A beautiful 10th anniversary paperback edition that includes a new essay by Victoria Hislop on the impact of this million-copy bestseller.***   On 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.   Arriving 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":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43233413693514,"sku":"6167q","price":9.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/6167q.jpg?v=1768450381","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/the-island-by-victoria-hislop-copy","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}