The Wine-Dark Sea by Victoria Hislop SIGNED edition

Pre order - to be published Sept 24th 2026

Multi-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to Greece with a captivating
new novel exploring the ripple effect of the Greek civil war on a generation of displaced
children.
Description

Beloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the turbulence of the post-
war era in Greece in this unforgettable and riveting new novel that will delight those fans who cherish The Island and The Figurine.
During three years of brutal civil war in Greece, thousands of children were caught in the
chaos that swept across the country. Huge numbers were orphaned, many found
themselves imprisoned alongside their mothers and others were left to fend for
themselves. The Wine-Dark Sea follows the travails of a mother, searching for both a
daughter who has been kidnapped and taken behind the Iron Curtain and a boy who,
unbeknown to her, has been sold into adoption.
It's time to discover why 10 million readers worldwide love Victoria Hislop:
'Glorious Greek setting and rich historical detail' Woman & Home
'She brings Greek history to compelling life' The Sunday Times
'Fascinating and moving ... Hislop writes unforgettably' The Times

Victoria Hislop is one of the most-loved, bestselling British novelists of the twenty-first
century, with sales of over 6.5 million copies in the UK and Commonwealth
alone. Her debut novel, The Island, has sold over 5m copies around the world, in
multiple languages.
Victoria Hislop is a repeat Sunday Times No 1 bestseller in both hardback and
paperback, often spending months in the top slot in the charts.
In this new book, Victoria dives into the post-World War II era of civil war in Greece
once more, but this time focuses on the experience of the children who were orphaned
and sent far away from home.

'Nobody writes about Greece quite like Victoria Hislop' - Red
'Hislop handles the great sweep of Greek history with skill and confidence' - Daily Mail
Author Biography
Victoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of ten books, including The
Island, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and
Other Stories, Cartes Postales from Greece and One August Night. Victoria's most recent
novel, The Figurine, topped the UK TCM as the biggest selling single edition in the country
for two consecutive weeks in 2024.
Her books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer
on the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.
Victoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary
citizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at
Athens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and
also on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project.
She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the
Universities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for
Philhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary
member of the Society of Greek Writers.