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It was selected for the richard and judy summer read, and won victoria the newcomer of the year award at the galaxy british book awards 2007. The sunrise by victoria hislop i became a major fan of victoria hislop after reading the island. Alexis fielding longs to find out about her mothers past, but sofia has never spoken of it. Just off the coast is the tiny island of spinalonga, where the nations leper colony once was locateda place that has. Her first novel, the island, held the number one slot in the sunday times paperback charts for eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide. In that novel, i thought the author handled a horrid historic event without being overly oppressive or depressing. The first edition of the novel was published in 2005, and was written by victoria hislop. The island victoria hislop, 2005 harpercollins 480 pp. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Victoria hislop s first novel the island is an international bestseller. Alexis fielding longs to find out about her mothers past, but sofia has never spoken.
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