The Return: The 'captivating and deeply moving' Number One bestseller

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Hislop marries an epic family saga with meticulous historical research, and it’s a captivating partnership’

The idea came out of a conversation with some school teachers in Crete.” said Victoria “They commented that there were so many themes in the story that were as relevant to children as to adults but felt that the original novel was a little too grown-up for many of them. I realised that much of the book is actually about children and their experiences of stigma and loss, so this has been a wonderful experience for me, to look at things through their eyes. Writing for children requires a whole different set of skills and I hope they will enjoy reading it.” Recuerdos: Basque Children Refugees in Great Britain – Edited by Natalia Benjamin (BASQUE CHILDREN OF 37 ASSOCIATION)

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Beyond Death and Exile: The Spanish Republicans in France 1939 – 55 – Louis Stein (HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS)

Helena’s desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth – and to understand the origins of her grandfather’s collection. Victoria Hislop read English at Oxford, and worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming a novelist. She is married with two children.I was reluctant to ready this book. Why ? Well, I have read a lot of books about this era of Greek history, but other than Louis de Bernieres, never one written by a British author. Foster, Sophie (16 June 2019). "Victoria Hislop: 'Ian was in a different league to me at Oxford - he charged me 50p to borrow his essays' ". The Sunday Telegraph . Retrieved 18 June 2019. Captivating and deeply moving, Victoria Hislop’s second novel is as inspiring as her international bestselling debut, The Island. How does the history of the Ramírez family represent the Spanish Civil War more generally? Do you find their story a good way of conveying the history of the Civil War? Is Victoria Hislop successful in melding fact and fiction together?