One Cretan Evening and Other Stories

PRAISE FOR THE ISLAND:'This is a vivid, moving and absorbing tale, with its sensitive, realistic engagement with all the consequences of, and stigma attached to leprosy, elevating it beyond holiday literature' - ObserverHislop's deep research, imagination and patent love of Crete creates a convincing portrait of times on the island... A moving and absorbing holiday read - Evening StandardPassionately engaged with its subject...the author has meticulously researched her fascinating background and medical facts - The Sunday TimesA page-turning tale...reminds us that love and life continue in even the most extraordinary of circumstances - Sunday ExpressPRAISE FOR THE RETURN:'THE RETURN may be a beach book, but it goes inland and rummages around in the cellars' - The TimesAims to open the eyes, and tug the heartstrings, of readers... Hislop deserves a medal for opening a breach into the holiday beach bag - IndependentLike a literary Nigella, she whips up a cracking historical romance with a dash of family secrets and a splash of female self-discovery - Time OutMeticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling - Telegraph