This is a story of courage, violence and fear, devotion and betrayal, love and hate, despair and indomitable hope. Victoria Hislop vividly depicts a terrifying time in the history of beautiful Cyprus. In the golden city of Famagusta, Greek and Turkish Cypriots enjoy a life of fortune. But the invasion comes without warning, bringing chaos and terror. As forty thousand people flee in panic from their homes, Famagusta turns into a ghost town. But not everyone will find it easy to leave...
Discover why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop's books. The plot is skillful and the characters are essential. Hislop tells the stories of ordinary Greek and Turkish families trying to maintain their humanity amidst a barrage of deceit, betrayal, and ethnic hatred.
Victoria Hislop's writing is as vivid as the Mediterranean, offering captivating stories of family, friendship, devotion, and betrayal in a violent period of Cyprus's history. The book captures life before, during, and after the Spanish Civil War with exceptional mastery.
Hislop has never disappointed her readers. The characters, plot, and setting weave into a complex web that educates as much as it entertains.
Pages: 432, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm
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- Author
- Victoria Hislop
- Publisher
- Headline
- Language
- English
- Type
- Prose
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 432
- ISBN-13
- 9780755377800
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- Books Adapted to TV Series / Movies
- No
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