Victoria Hislop (née Hamson; born 1959) is an English author.[2]
Victoria Hislop | |
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 Hislop signing books in Greece, February 2008 | |
| Born | 1959 (age 64–65)[1] Bromley, Kent, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Citizenship | |
| Alma mater | St Hilda's College, Oxford |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2; including William |
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Early life
Born in Bromley, Kent, she was raised in Tonbridge and attended Tonbridge Grammar School.[3] She studied English at St Hilda's College, Oxford,[4] and worked in publishing and as a journalist before becoming an author.[5]
Career
Her novel The Island (2005) was a number-one bestseller in Britain, its success in part the result of having been selected by the Richard & Judy Book Club for their 2006 Summer Reads. To Nisi (The Island) was filmed as a TV series by the Greek TV channel MEGA.
In 2009, she donated the short story Aflame in Athens to Oxfam's "Ox-Tales" project, four collections of British stories written by 38 authors. Her story was published in the "Fire" collection.[6] Hislop has a particular affection for Greece. She visits the country often for research and other reasons, and has a second home on the island of Crete.[7]
Personal life
Victoria married Private Eye editor Ian Hislop on 16 April 1988 in Oxford; the couple have two children, Emily Helen (born 1990) and William David (born 1993).[8]
Hislop lived in London for over twenty years, but now lives in Sissinghurst.[3]
In 2020, Hislop was granted honorary Greek citizenship for promoting modern Greek history and culture.[9] The following year she was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars, the Greek version of Strictly Come Dancing.[10]
Bibliography
Novels
- The Island (2005)
- The Return (2008)
- The Thread (2011)
- The Sunrise (2014)
- Cartes Postales from Greece (2016)
- Those Who Are Loved (2019)
- One August Night (2020)
- Maria's Island (2021)
- The Figurine (2023)
Short stories
- One Cretan Evening and Other Stories (2011)
- 'One Cretan Evening' (2008)
- 'The Pine Tree' (2008)
- 'By The Fire' (2009)
- 'The Warmest Christmas Ever' (2007)
- 'Aflame in Athens' (2009)
- The Last Dance and Other Stories (2012; ten stories)
Non-fiction
- Sink or Swim: The Self-help Book for Men Who Never Read Them (2002) (with Duncan Goodhew)
- Fix Your Life – Now!: The Six Step Plan to Help You Fix Your Life (2012) (with Duncan Goodhew)