The Return by Victoria Hislop - ISBN: 9780755332953
Paperback
Granada’s secrets ignite when dance uncovers a tragic civil war.

The Return

The 'captivating and deeply moving' Number One bestseller

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  • Paperback

    608 pages

  • Release Date

    1 June 2009

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Summary

Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada’s cobbled streets resonate with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron knows nothing of the city’s shocking past; she is here to dance. But in a quiet cafe, a chance conversation and an intriguing collection of old photographs draw her into the extraordinary tale of Spain’s devastating civil war.

Seventy years earlier, the cafe is home to the close-knit Ramirez family. In 1936, an army coup led by Franco shatters the country’s fragile pea…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780755332953
ISBN-10:0755332954
Author:Victoria Hislop
Publisher:Headline Publishing Group
Imprint:Headline Review
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:608
Release Date:1 June 2009
Weight:416g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 42mm
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Critics Review

‘THE RETURN may be a beach book, but it goes inland and rummages around in the cellars’

A well-researched and meaty follow-up to The Island - The Times

THE RETURN may be a beach book, but it goes inland and rummages around in the cellars - The Times

Aims to open the eyes, and tug the heartstrings, of readers… Hislop deserves a medal for opening a breach into the holiday beach bag - Independent

Like a literary Nigella, she whips up a cracking historical romance with a dash of family secrets and a splash of female self-discovery - Time Out

Meticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling - Telegraph

Powerful stuff - Daily Mail

Excellent - Sunday Telegraph

A well-researched and meaty follow-up to The Island - The Times

About The Author

Victoria Hislop

Victoria Hislop is a writer and journalist. She writes travel features for the Sunday Telegraph, the Mail on Sunday and Woman & Home. Victoria lives in Kent with her husband, Ian Hislop, and their two children.

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