{"id":32573,"date":"2023-07-04T17:11:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T17:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.victoriahislop.com\/?page_id=32573"},"modified":"2024-09-16T13:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T13:54:41","slug":"the-figurine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriahislop.co.uk\/cms\/books\/the-figurine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Figurine"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"When Helena inherits her grandparents\u2019 apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child, when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. Her remote, cruel grandfather was one of the regime\u2019s generals 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?<\/p>\n

Helena\u2019s desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity 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 \u2013 and to understand the origins of her grandfather\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

Helena\u2019s attempt to make amends for some of her grandfather\u2019s actions sees her wrestle with the meaning of \u2018home\u2019, both in relation to looted objects of antiquity \u2026 and herself.<\/p>\n

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For anyone interested in further reading <\/em>on the background and themes of<\/em><\/p>\n

The Figurine<\/h2>\n

Victoria suggests the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

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