{"product_id":"the-wine-dark-sea-by-victoria-hislop-signed-edition","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea by Victoria Hislop SIGNED edition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePre order - to be published Sept 24th 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMulti-million copy bestselling author Victoria Hislop returns to Greece with a captivating\u003cbr\u003enew novel exploring the ripple effect of the Greek civil war on a generation of displaced\u003cbr\u003echildren.\u003cbr\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the turbulence of the post-\u003cbr\u003ewar era in Greece in this unforgettable and riveting new novel that will delight those fans who cherish The Island and The Figurine.\u003cbr\u003eDuring three years of brutal civil war in Greece, thousands of children were caught in the\u003cbr\u003echaos that swept across the country. Huge numbers were orphaned, many found\u003cbr\u003ethemselves imprisoned alongside their mothers and others were left to fend for\u003cbr\u003ethemselves. The Wine-Dark Sea follows the travails of a mother, searching for both a\u003cbr\u003edaughter who has been kidnapped and taken behind the Iron Curtain and a boy who,\u003cbr\u003eunbeknown to her, has been sold into adoption.\u003cbr\u003eIt's time to discover why 10 million readers worldwide love Victoria Hislop:\u003cbr\u003e'Glorious Greek setting and rich historical detail' Woman \u0026amp; Home\u003cbr\u003e'She brings Greek history to compelling life' The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating and moving ... Hislop writes unforgettably' The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Hislop is one of the most-loved, bestselling British novelists of the twenty-first\u003cbr\u003ecentury, with sales of over 6.5 million copies in the UK and Commonwealth\u003cbr\u003ealone. Her debut novel, The Island, has sold over 5m copies around the world, in\u003cbr\u003emultiple languages.\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Hislop is a repeat Sunday Times No 1 bestseller in both hardback and\u003cbr\u003epaperback, often spending months in the top slot in the charts.\u003cbr\u003eIn this new book, Victoria dives into the post-World War II era of civil war in Greece\u003cbr\u003eonce more, but this time focuses on the experience of the children who were orphaned\u003cbr\u003eand sent far away from home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody writes about Greece quite like Victoria Hislop' - Red\u003cbr\u003e'Hislop handles the great sweep of Greek history with skill and confidence' - Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Biography\u003cbr\u003eVictoria Hislop is the multi-million copy bestselling author of ten books, including The\u003cbr\u003eIsland, The Return, The Thread, The Sunrise, Those Who are Loved, The Last Dance and\u003cbr\u003eOther Stories, Cartes Postales from Greece and One August Night. Victoria's most recent\u003cbr\u003enovel, The Figurine, topped the UK TCM as the biggest selling single edition in the country\u003cbr\u003efor two consecutive weeks in 2024.\u003cbr\u003eHer books have been translated into forty languages and Victoria was executive producer\u003cbr\u003eon the adaptations of three of her novels for Greek television.\u003cbr\u003eVictoria divides her time between England and Greece and in 2020 was granted honorary\u003cbr\u003ecitizenship by the President of Greece. She is Vice President of the British School at\u003cbr\u003eAthens, is on the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles and\u003cbr\u003ealso on the Advisory Board for the Parthenon Project.\u003cbr\u003eShe is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and holds Honorary Doctorates from the\u003cbr\u003eUniversities of Patra and Sheffield. In 2025, she was awarded the Byron Medal for\u003cbr\u003ePhilhellenism at the Athens Academy and became the first woman to become an honorary\u003cbr\u003emember of the Society of Greek Writers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56562032607618,"sku":null,"price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0374\/4576\/3117\/files\/The_Wine-Dark_Sea_Victoria_Hislop_Indies_square.png?v=1778871794","url":"https:\/\/www.kempsgeneralstore.co.uk\/products\/the-wine-dark-sea-by-victoria-hislop-signed-edition","provider":"Kemps General Store \u0026 Kemps Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}