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The Thread
- Narrated by: Sandra Duncan
- Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Ninety years later, a young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' life story for the first time. Should he become the custodian of their legacy and make this city his home, keeping alive the memories of those who were forced to leave?
Discover for yourself why 10 million readers and critics worldwide love Victoria Hislop's books . . .
'A sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious saga' The Sunday Times
'Hislop does her research and is very good at interweaving the lives of individuals into the backcloth of great events, giving the reader a history lesson that doesn't feel like one ' Daily Mail
'Hislop's fast-paced narrative and utterly convincing sense of place make her novel a rare treat' Guardian
'This is storytelling at its best and just like a tapestry, when each thread is sewn into place, so emerge the layers and history of relationships past and present' Sunday Express
'Meticulously researched and compellingly told' Woman & Home
'Oh what a tangled web she weaves! Hislop has done well to tell a story as diverse and tempestuous as Thessaloniki's with such lightness of touch' Spectator
*Victoria Hislop's most recent novel, THE FIGURINE, is out now.*
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- Anonymous User
- 21-04-2023
Another heartwarming tale of adventure
Victoria Hislop has captured my heart once again with her tale of a little girl lost. I loved every minute and cannot wait to listen to more historic fiction novels by her.
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- Judy Davies
- 02-10-2023
A beautiful story but very sad
I really enjoyed the book. It was well written and thoroughly researched. The characters were beautiful and you could feel their emotion. It was not an easy book to listen to as it was sad and heavy with not much light relief. I had to give it a rest every so often as I found it very black and gloomy. It did end up with a happy ending but even then it was tinged with sadness. Overall I did enjoy it and it was a beautiful book.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-07-2024
Having lived in Greece as a teenager about of this story rang so true
Only annoying thing was the pronunciation of Greek words, especially where the intonation was placed on the word
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- sophiek
- 25-04-2019
Not the best choice for a Narrator
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Somehow I cringed with every Greek word pronunciation. There was not even one word pronounced as it should have been and that took away from the narration of the book a thousandfold. Narrator should have been a greek-english bilingual for sure.
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Well researched in terms of Greek-Turkish history and the persecution of Greek-Jews. It added to the story although I feel it didn't lift the story. It didn't intrigue me and was predictable all along the way. Its an very underwhelming book. I loved 'The island' but this book no, honest no.
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I could have gone without spending 11 hours listening to this book and i am glad it is over. Apologies Ms Hislop.
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