The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of The Island and The Return.
Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she flees across the sea to an unknown destination in Greece. Soon her life will become entwined with Dimitri's, and with the story of the city itself, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people.
Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of the people who were forced to leave. Should he become their next custodian and make this city his home?
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
ISBN: 9780755377756
Number of pages: 496
Weight: 341 g
Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 31 mm
'Enjoyable, thought-provoking and poignant' - Scottish Woman magazine
'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' - The Sunday Times
'Fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place' - Guardian
'Fresh, tenacious and rather intrepid' - Independent
'This is storytelling at its best and just like a tapestry, when each thread is sewn into place, so emerge the layers and history of relationships past and present' - Sunday Express
Her best novel yet - Scotsman
'A brilliant page turner and destined to become a reading group staple, THE THREAD is rich with drama and historical detail' - Glamour
'Meticulously researched and compellingly told' - Woman & Home
'An evocative exploration of the past's hold on a family, with an exquisite love story at its centre' - Good Housekeeping
'A book to lose yourself in' - We Love This Book
Fantastic book as usual by Victoria Hislop... Couldn't stop reading... but didn't want to finish it either...
This is the first book that I've read by this author and I will certainly be reading more. Beautifully written, strong characters, wonderful story and an intriguing insight to the history of Greece.
A fantastic book......certainly as good as the Island!!
You simply must read it!!
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