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The Thread

by Victoria Hislop

A century of change in Thessaloniki

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A century of change in Thessaloniki

Set in Thessaloniki, Greece, The Thread spans nearly a hundred years, connecting a friendship and an enduring love with the upheavals of the twentieth century. The city’s history forms the backdrop: the book’s description highlights disasters and political turmoil, including fire, civil war, Nazi brutality, and economic collapse. Its scope gives the story both an intimate thread of personal relationships and a wider view of a Greek city shaped by successive crises.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in historical fiction set in twentieth-century Greece
  • Readers who enjoy stories centered on friendship and enduring love
  • Readers seeking fiction that connects personal relationships with major historical upheavals

Themes

Friendship and enduring loveHistorical upheavalThessaloniki and Greek historyResilience amid catastrophe

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Book overview

"A brilliant page turner...rich with drama and historical detail."
--Glamour (UK)

A beautiful and epic novel that spans nearly a hundred years, The Thread is a magnificent story of a friendship and a love that endures through the catastrophes and upheavals of the twentieth century--both natural and man-made--in the turbulent city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Victoria Hislop, internationally bestselling author of The Island and The Return, has written a wonderfully evocative and enthralling saga enriched by deep emotion and sweeping historical events, from fire to civil war to Nazi brutality and economic collapse. The Thread is historical fiction at its finest, colorful and captivating with truly unforgettable characters--a novel that brilliantly captures the energy and life of this singular Greek city.

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