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  1. The novel is set on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and on the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across the bay from it. The Island tells the story of Alexis Fielding, a 25-year-old on the cusp of a life-changing decision.

  2. 28 de sept. de 2011 · 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 leprosy 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 ...

  3. 6 de jun. de 2005 · 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 ...

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    • Paperback
  4. 10 de abr. de 2006 · The Island, the acclaimed million-copy No.1 bestseller and winner of Richard & 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.

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    • Victoria Hislop
  5. 24 de jul. de 2007 · Travel writer Hislop's unwieldy debut novel opens with 25-year-old Alexis leaving Britain for Crete, her mother Sofia's homeland, hoping to ferret out the secrets of Sofia's past and thereby get a handle on her own turbulent life.

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    • $12.99
    • Victoria Hislop
    • William Morrow & Company
  6. 13 de oct. de 2009 · The Island. Victoria Hislop. Harper Collins, Oct 13, 2009 - Fiction - 480 pages. A number one bestseller in the UK, this captivating and epic tale of family ties, romance, war, disease, and...

  7. A richly enchanting novel of lives and loves unfolding against the backdrop of the Mediterranean during World War II, The Island is an enthralling story of dreams and desires, of secrets desperately hidden, and of leprosy's touch on an unforgettable family.

    • Victoria Hislop