“Dance halls were where young men and women conducted their courtships, and most had one clear objective: to find a spouse. Mercedes was an exception. The last thing on her mind was to find a soulmate.... When she went out… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Mount Olympus. This ever-changing sea. The tankers. The fishing vessels. I know you think I can't see them, but I could once. I know… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“People always want to direct a visitor to their favourite place,” — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“After the endless disappointing cups of Nescafé, served as though the tasteless dissolving granules of instant coffee were a delicacy, Alexis felt no cup… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Dance halls were where young men and women conducted their courtships, and most had one clear objective: to find a spouse. Mercedes was an… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Books are the essence of life. And there is nothing like a good story to pass the time.” — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“The sun rose, the moon saturated the night sky with its silver light and the stars blazed, indifferent to the events happening below them.” — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“They wound their way through a labyrinth of streets, partly following their noses, partly the orientation of the map. Jardines, Mirasol, Cruz, Puentezuelas, Capuchinas...… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Like any collection of family photographs, it was a random selection that told only fragments of a story. The real tale would be revealed… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Being passive doesn't mean being subservient. Her power lay in how well she chose to respond. There was no subservience involved.” — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Why do people stay together? Putting aside ‘for the sake of the children’, and ‘the habit of years’ and ‘economic reasons’ as lawyers’ nonsense… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“Once she was face to face with the people who led the way their silence was unnerving. No one seemed to speak. They looked… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
“The parrot had a range of phrases. His own name ('Niko, Niko'), the name of his original owner and now 'Stavros'. Occasionally he would… — Victoria Hislop Copy Share Image
