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The Petrakis family lives in the small Greek seaside village of Plaka Just off the coast is the tiny island of Spinalonga where the nations leper colony once was locateda place that has haunted four generations of Petrakis women Theres Eleni ripped from her husband and two young daughters and sent to Spinalonga in and her daughters Maria finding joy in the everyday as she dutifully cares for her father and Anna a wild child hungry for passion and a life anywhere but Plaka And finally theres Alexis Elenis great-granddaughter visiting modern-day Greece to unlock her familys pastA 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 leprosys touch on an unforgettable family.
About the Author
Victoria Hislop is the international bestselling author of The Island and The Return. In the United Kingdom, she writes travel features for The Sunday Telegraph, The Mail on Sunday, House & Garden, and Woman & Home. The Island sold over a million copies in the UK and has been translated into 24 languages. Victoria's second novel, The Return, has been published in more than a dozen languages. She lives in Kent, with her husband Ian and their two children.
