by Victoria Hislop · Livraria Civilização Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789722625388
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«A Ilha» is the historical novel by Victoria Hislop, published by Livraria Civilização Editora in paperback (408 pages, in Portuguese).
Alexis Fieldings, at a crucial moment, decides to investigate the silenced past of her mother, Sofia, who grew up in a village in Crete. There she discovers her family's connection to Spinalonga, a former leper colony, and thanks to Fotini she learns the story of her great-grandmother Eleni and of three generations marked by tragedy, war and passion.
The work, originally published as «The Island» in 2005, was awarded a British Book Award; this Portuguese edition is from 2007.
Aimed at those seeking family dramas with a historical backdrop and setting in the Greek islands.
Victoria Hislop is an English author.
