Виктория Хислоп «One Cretan Evening and Other Stories»

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The right of Victoria Hislop to be identified as the Author of the Work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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‘One Cretan Evening’ © Victoria Hislop, first broadcast in 2008 on BBC Radio 4; ‘The Pine Tree’ © Victoria Hislop, first published in 2008 in Sunday Express; ‘By The Fire’ © Victoria Hislop, first published in 2009 in S magazine; ‘The Warmest Christmas Ever’ © Victoria Hislop, first published in 2007 in Woman & Home; ‘Aflame in Athens’ © Victoria Hislop, first published in 2009 in Ox-Tales: Fire.

First published as an Ebook by Headline Publishing Group in 2011

All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.

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eISBN : 9780755389506

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Contents

Title Page

Dedication

About the Author

Praise

One Cretan Evening

The Pine Tree

By the Fire

The Warmest Christmas Ever

Aflame in Athens

Preview of The Thread

For my agent, David Miller

Victoria Hislop read English at Oxford, and worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming a novelist. She is married with two children. Her first novel, The Island, held the number one slot in the Sunday Times paperback chart for eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide. Victoria was the Newcomer of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards 2007 and won the Richard & Judy Summer Read competition. Her second novel, The Return, was also a Sunday Times number one bestseller, and her books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Her third novel, The Thread, is published in autumn 2011.

Praise for The Island:

‘A page-turning tale that reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances’

Sunday Express

‘At last – a beach book with a heart’

Observer

‘Passionately engaged with its subject . .

. the author has meticulously researched her fascinating background and medical facts’

The Sunday Times

‘Hislop’s deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island . . . Moving and absorbing’

Evening Standard

‘A beautiful tale of enduring love and unthinking prejudice’

Daily Express

Praise for The Return:

‘Aims to open the eyes and tug the heartstrings . . . Hislop deserves a medal for opening a breach into the holiday beach bag’

Independent

‘A vivid portrait of a country in upheaval . . . Sibling rivalry, thwarted love and an exotic Mediterranean setting’