{"id":4307,"date":"2012-10-03T17:32:57","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T17:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.victoriahislop.com\/?page_id=4307"},"modified":"2021-08-22T11:56:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T11:56:52","slug":"the-last-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriahislop.co.uk\/cms\/books\/the-last-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"The Last Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>In ten powerful stories, Victoria Hislop takes us through the streets of Athens and into the tree-lined squares of Greek villages. As she evokes their distinct atmosphere, she brings vividly to life a host of unforgettable characters, from a lonesome priest to battling brothers, and from an unwanted stranger to a groom troubled by music and memory.<\/p>\n

These bittersweet tales of love and loyalty, of separation and reconciliation, captured in Victoria Hislop’s unique voice, will stay with you long after you reach the end.<\/p>\n

Three of these stories were previously published in Victoria Hislop’s ebook collection, One Cretan Evening<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Praise for “The Last Dance”<\/h2>\n

Intricate, beautifully observed and with a painter’s eye for imagery, in these stories Hislop evokes Greece, its people, its customs and traditions with a sensitivity that reveals her deep knowledge of not just the place but also the human condition.<\/em>
\nSunday Express<\/strong><\/p>\n

These short stories, which are about Greece, are written in a style that reminds me of Louis de Berni\u00e8res or Andrew Nicoll – laden with a sort of beguiling innocence. There’s a sweet one about two Greek brothers; they are twins, and run a restaurant. But they have slightly different ideas, and split it in half, In another story, a talking parrot reveals the secret of a love-struck priest In one I really liked, a mother and a daughter run a bakery, and it’s the mother’s frustration that enables her to make such good bread. A single moment in daughter’s life makes you think the bread will be good for years to come.<\/em>
\nEvening Standard<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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