title: The Thread: A Novel
author:  Victoria Hislop 
description: Hislop is a clever storyteller. . . 20th-century Greece and her citizens are brought vividly to life. Striking an excellent balance between historicity and impassioned drama, Hislops newest should not be missed. (Publishers Weekly <strong>(starred review)</strong>)<br /><br />Hislops vivid storytelling makes a fascinating, turbulent place and time spring to life. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)<br /><br />Combining a keen eye for detail with her usual fluid writing style, Hislop presents an engrossing excursion to Thessaloniki, Greeces second-largest metropolis. . . . This fastmoving, touching saga about tragedy, recovery, and the real meaning of family is full of dramatic incidents demonstrating their citys transformation and resilience. (Booklist)<br /><br />A brilliant page turner and destined to become a reading group staple, THE THREAD is rich with drama and historical detail. (Glamour (UK))<br /><br />Hislop writes in rich, vivid detail about the city by the sea, bringing its diverse population to life. . . . Sweeping in scope yet intimate in detail, THE THREAD is a love letter to Greece and a testament to the courage and adaptability of its people. (Shelf Awareness)
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  Copyright © 2019 Victoria Hislop
  
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  been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
  1988.
  
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  First published as an Ebook by Headline Publishing Group in 2019
  
  All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real
  persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  Cataloguing in Publication Data is available from the British Library
  
  eISBN: 978 1 4722 2325 8
  
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