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Cartes Postales from Greece |
Another fascinating novel by Hislop with delightful photographs which really bring the country alive. At first difficult to place the characters in the here and now and work out who was who but not for long. Here is mystery, intrigue and a gentle love story set in the Greece she knows so well. All inspired by postcards plus a notebook which were meant for someone else. How I wish I'd had the courage to just "take off"!
(Shirley Williams - bwl 87 Winter 2018) |
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The Island |
Spinalonga, a tiny island off Crete, was Greece's last remaining leper colony and it provides a fascinating backdrop for a novel. It was obviously the island's history which inspired the author and it kept me turning the pages because I found some of the characters too contrived and black and white. Hyped as a Richard and Judy's summer read, this could be one for that proverbial airport lounge or a long train or coach journey.
(Jenny Baker - bwl 36 September 2006) |
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The Island |
One of the most fascinating books I have read for sometime. A romantic story combined with a part of history, medicine and an area I knew very little about. Very sad in some parts and you do not know until the end whether there will be a happy ending of some kind. Very difficult to 'put down', but what joy to realise that in some parts of medicine we have well and truly 'made a difference'.
(Shirley Williams - bwl 61 Summer 2011) |
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