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The Figurine

The must-read book for the beach from the Sunday Times No 1 bestselling author

Author: Victoria Hislop  

The Figurine
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Multi-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns with the captivating tale of one woman's quest to come to terms with her family's brutal past.

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Multi-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns with the captivating tale of one woman's quest to come to terms with her family's brutal past.

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'A beautiful, moving and thought provoking story, The Figurine is a stunning read . . . her love and passion for Greece comes through loud and clear with every word she writes' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'Her love for Greece shines through and transports readers to a brilliantly drawn world' Independent

'Family turmoil, unanswered questions, romance and betrayal, all served up against the backdrop of Greece and its enchanting history' Daily Express

Feel the sun on your face and the sand of the Aegean islands beneath your feet as you uncover the fate of the Bronze Age figurines in the heart-pounding new novel from the No 1 bestselling author.

When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child in the 1960s. Her remote, cruel grandfather was a general in the brutal military dictatorship and as she sifts through the dusty rooms, Helena discovers an array of valuable objects and antiquities. How did her grandfather amass such a trove? What human price was paid for them?

Helena's desire to find answers dovetails with a growing fascination for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth - and to understand the origins of her grandfather's collection.

Along the way, she falls in love with the narrow streets of Athens and the city's big-hearted residents, who show her the murky underbelly of the antiques world - and help her understand the meaning of home. But can she finally make amends for her grandfather's actions? And what price should be paid for the return of such ancient and beautiful artefacts?

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Victoria Hislop is back with another compulsive page-turner. Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop's books ...

'A tightly wrought excavation of family history' Mail on Sunday

'Searing and powerful' Daily Express

'Glorious Greek setting and rich historical detail' Woman & Home

'Hislop's thyme-scented, Aegean-lapped fictional Greece' The Sunday Times

'Victoria Hislop has done it again! A truly captivating story . . . I wish I could give it more than 5' Real Reader Review, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

'There is no doubting Victoria Hislop is an incredible storyteller who has opened up the history of Greece to a wider contemporary world; he

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Critic Reviews

A tightly wrought excavation of family history The Mail on Sunday
Hislop's love for Greece shines and transports readers through space and time to a brilliantly drawn world The Independent
Family turmoil, unanswered questions, romance and betrayal, all served up against the backdrop of Greece and its enchanting history The Express
A gripping storyline that leaves no stone unturned The Mirror
Fans of Victoria Hislop's novels will love this thought-provoking novel set in her beloved Greece Red

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About the Author

Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of eight books, including The Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and Other Stories and Cartes Postales from Greece. Her books have been translated into forty languages. Her most recent novel, One August Night, returned to Crete in the long-anticipated sequel to The Island and spent twelve weeks in the Top 10 hardback fiction charts.

Victoria was executive producer on the adaptations of The Island, Cartes Postales and One August Night for Greek television - and recently took part in Dancing with the Stars, also on Greek television.

Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and, in 2020, was granted honorary citizenship by the President of Greece. She was recently granted an Honorary Doctorate by the University of Sheffield and is patron of Knossos 2025, which has raised funds to rebuild the new research centre at one of Greece's most significant archaeological sites. She is also on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

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Product Details

Publisher
Headline Publishing Group | Headline Review
Published
28th September 2023
Pages
528
ISBN
9781472263933

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