The Sunrise: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller 'Fascinating and moving'

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The Sunrise is the place to be and be seen and they are used to mixing with the rich and famous every day. One of the best things about this novel is the way Hislop depicts the growing teamwork, love, respect, and trust which two families from opposing sides of a war manage to establish. The locals are aware of the battles within the Government, and the memories of battles between the Greek and Turkish Cypriots are never far from their minds. Victoria first visited the city on a gap year in 1978, when the war had split the north from the south of the island, only to find that Famagusta – once a thriving city and tourist haven with a myriad of beachfront hotels – was now a ghost town surrounded by barbed wire netting, fencing off the hotels, manned by Turkish armed guards. Here Victoria talks about her visit to Makronisos and why the island left such a strong impression on her.

The Sunrise: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller The Sunrise: The Number One Sunday Times bestseller

When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed by memories of childhood summers when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. The Sunrise is an interesting insight into an important part of Greek history without bogging down the reader. THE BOOK THAT GOT ME THROUGH A DIFFICULT TIME I read War And Peace by Leo Tolstoy during lockdown, along with my son. The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site's analytics report.Inspired by a visit to Spinalonga, the abandoned Greek leprosy colony, Victoria Hislop wrote The Island in 2005. When she meets with Fotini, Alexis learns the shocking truth about her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters, in a story of misfortune, war and love. I remember the news breaking as the Turkish militia invaded the city and drove the Greek Cypriots out in fear of their very lives.

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Bestselling novelist Victoria and Private Eye editor Ian met at Oxford University, their daughter Emily graduated from the same esteemed establishment and their son William is currently studying history there. But with resources scarce and the Turkish militia looming large, both families must take shelter in the deserted hotel as they battle illness, hunger, fear, and their own prejudices while struggling to stay alive. Both families had their own fight for survival amidst the continuing bloodshed in the aftermath of the invasion.Writing about other countries’ histories has its pitfalls, but so far no-one’s complained about ignorant foreigners sticking their nose into things they don’t understand.