{"id":3152,"date":"2011-09-29T12:33:50","date_gmt":"2011-09-29T12:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.victoriahislop.com\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2016-09-15T17:42:46","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:42:46","slug":"the-thread-is-published-on-october-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.victoriahislop.co.uk\/cms\/the-thread-is-published-on-october-27\/","title":{"rendered":"“The Thread” is published on October 27"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>Victoria Hislop’s new novel, “The Thread”, is published by Headline books on October 27.<\/p>\n

Synopsis<\/h4>\n

Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city, where Christians, Jews and Moslems live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will change for ever this city, as war, fear and persecution begin to divide its people. Five years later, young Katerina escapes to Greece when her home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mother in the chaos, she finds herself on a boat to an unknown destination. From that day the lives of Dimitri and Katerina become entwined, with each other and with the story of the city itself.<\/p>\n

Thessaloniki, 2007. A young Anglo-Greek hears the life story of his grandparents for the first time and realises he has a decision to make. For many decades, they have looked after the memories and treasures of people who have been forcibly driven from their beloved city. Should he become their new custodian? Should he stay or should he go?<\/p>\n

For more information on ‘The Thread’ and the troubled history of Thessaloniki, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Reviews<\/h2>\n

“‘The Thread’ is a more ambitious novel than her previous books, more expansive in its sweep of history, more controversial in its political stance. Her many, many fans will be delighted with what is her best novel yet.” The Scotsman<\/strong> (full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

“Hislop \u2026 is very good at interweaving the lives of individuals into the backcloth of great events\u2026 this is a writer of laudably high ambition and it would only take a small nudge to move her to a whole new level. Recommended” Daily Mail<\/strong> (full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n

[wtab name=”Trailer”][youtube]http:\/\/youtu.be\/V_lGE0O09AI[\/youtube][\/wtab] [wtab name=”Background reading to The Thread”]<\/p>\n

All novels which use history as a backdrop require and deserve diligent research into the world the writer hopes to portray. These are some of the books I read during my research for \u2018The Thread\u2019. In addition to these, there are others in the London Library, in the Modern Greek History section as well as in the Embroidery section:<\/p>\n