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

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Perfectly designed for overworked, overstressed and terribly under-exercised men, this book sheds light on some techniques that can help such men to not only lead a healthy lifestyle, but also have the right mental attitude. The army coup of 1936, under the command of Franco, however destroyed the tranquility of the nation, unleashing a period of grief and devastation. Dimitri Komninos is born in Thessaloniki in 1917, the year that an inferno ravaged the multicultural city.

The Sunrise – Victoria Hislop

Among them are the Georgious and the Özkan families which moved there following years of ethnic turmoil on other parts of the island. So when bedlam characterizes the island as a result of a Greek coup, the Turkish Army is sent to protect their people living in Famagusta. Although Sofia only reveals that she was raised in a tiny Cretan village before moving to London, she eventually decides to help her daughter learn more by giving her a letter to take to an old friend in Crete.

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Born in Bromley, Kent, she was raised in Tonbridge and attended Tonbridge Grammar School. [3] She studied English at St Hilda's College, Oxford, [4] and worked in publishing and as a journalist before becoming an author. [5] Career [ edit ] History Makers: Female Writers Dominate the 2023 William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award Shortlist From the stunning streets of Athens to the picturesque villages of Greece, Victoria brings to life a huge array of characters, from a lonely clergyman to fighting brothers, an unwelcomed stranger to a groom haunted by music and a recollection of old events. New Sports Biographies and Autobiographies: Gift a Book for the Sports Fan In Your Life this Christmas

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

They work for longer hours, never share a lot quality of time with their families, and usually have a terrible sex life. Victoria Hislop, The Sunrise, book review: Plots are so strong that even the occasional cliche doesn’t jar too much Victoria married Private Eye editor Ian Hislop on 16 April 1988 in Oxford; the couple have two children, Emily Helen (born 1990) and William David (born 1993). [8]However, almost forty years following the end of the civil war, Themis eventually attains catharsis. This book is a collection of ten moving stories by the #1 Sunday Times Bestselling author, Victoria Hislop. Rose, Hilary. "Victoria Hislop on doing Strictly (the Greek one): My partner is beautiful — I can't stop looking at him". The Times . Retrieved 11 October 2021.

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Bearing no regrets whatsoever for fighting for the communists, the remainder of her life is troubled by some of her decisions.On the verge of making an important decision, Alexis Fielding yearns to learn about her mother’s past.