About the Author

Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of ten books, including The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and Other Stories, Cartes Postales from Greece and One August Night. Victoria's most recent novel, The Figurine, topped the UK TCM as the biggest selling single edition in the country for two consecutive weeks in 2024. Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television. Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at Athens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and also on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the Universities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for Philhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary member of the Society of Greek Writers.

Reviews

An eye-opening and moving read - The Mirror on Those Who Are LovedA moving read that sweeps through time - S Mag on Those Who Are LovedNobody writes about Greece quite like Victoria Hislop - Red Magazine on Those Who Are LovedA beautiful tale of love, struggle and redemption - Prima on Cartes Postales from GreeceHislop brings history to life in this compelling tale - Tatler on The SunriseFast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place - Guardian on The ThreadLike a literary Nigella, [Victoria Hislop] whips up a cracking historical romance with a dash of family secrets and a splash of female self-discovery - Time Out on The ReturnWonderful descriptions, strong characters and an intimate portrait of island existence - Woman & Home on The Island