Lord Byron and philhellenism, in poetry
Event at Odeon of Herodes Atticus features readings by Lina Nikolakopoulou, Victoria Hislop and Alicia Stallings, music by Tom Smail The city’s cannons sounded 37 times in Messolonghi on […]
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You! Interview
By Tasmina Perry For You Magazine In the library of London’s Hellenic Centre, Victoria Hislop is telling me how filming Dancing with the Stars – the Greek version of Strictly […]
A Grecian Earn: The Figurine launches into number one
Victoria Hislop’s The Figurine has become the UK Official UK Top 50 number one in its mass-market fiction paperback launch week, just edging out Claire Douglas’ The Wrong Sister (Penguin), […]
Victoria Hislop among new Royal Society of Literature fellows
Mick Herron, Victoria Hislop, Hassan Abdulrazzak and Elizabeth Day were among the 42 new Royal Society of Literature (RSL) fellows whose appointment was announced last night at an event held […]
Environment, security and bread
(Victoria Hislop for Ekathimerini) When I went to vote in my local village in Crete, a mother had brought her children with her. It was a sizzlingly hot morning, and […]
I’ve been to more than 40 Greek islands — this one is my favourite
The other day, I did a quick count of all the Greek islands I have visited, and it came to more than 40, with dozens more on my wish list. […]
