From the internationally acclaimed author of The Island and The Return comes a sweeping and unforgettable story of love and friendship and the choices that must be made when loyalties are challenged.
Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917: As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city where Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will forever change this place and its people. Five years later, as the Turkish army pushes west through Asia Minor, young Katerina loses her mother in the crowd of refugees clambering for boats to Greece. Landing in Thessaloniki's harbor, she is at the mercy of strangers in an unknown city. For the next eighty years, the lives of Dimitri and Katerina will be entwined with each other andโthrough Nazi occupation, civil war, persecution, and economic collapseโwith the story of their homeland.
Thessaloniki, Greece, 2007: A young Anglo-Greek hears his grandparents' remarkable story for the first time and understands he has a decision to make. For decades, Dimitri and Katerina have looked after the treasures of those who have been forced from their beloved city. Should he stay and become their new custodian?
Review
โHislop is a clever storyteller. . . 20th-century Greece and her citizens are brought vividly to life. Striking an excellent balance between historicity and impassioned drama, Hislopโs newest should not be missed.โ (Publishers Weekly (starred review) )
โCombining a keen eye for detail with her usual fluid writing style, Hislop presents an engrossing excursion to Thessaloniki, Greeceโs second-largest metropolis. . . . This fastโmoving, touching saga about tragedy, recovery, and the real meaning of family is full of dramatic incidents demonstrating their cityโs transformation and resilience.โ (Booklist )
โA brilliant page turner and destined to become a reading group staple, THE THREAD is rich with drama and historical detail.โ (Glamour (UK) )
About the Author
Victoria Hislop is the internationally bestselling author of The Island and The Return. She writes travel features for the Sunday Telegraph , the Mail on Sunday , House & Garden, and Woman & Home. She divides her time among rural Kent, London, and Crete. She is married and has two children.