The Return - Victoria Hislop Reviews

Anyone who ever buys a book based on the "Richard and Judy Book Club" will probably have read "The Island" by Victoria Hislop. When I saw "The Return" for 10p at my parents village fete I could not resist! The book is set both in the modern day and in the 1930s in Spain. Two stories are told - a ...  Read the complete review

I have to be the only book fan left in the UK who hasn't read Hislop's first book "The Island", which was popularised by Richard and Judy's book club a couple of years back. However, I thought I would give this book a go. It is now on paperback and available on Amazon for £3.86. The book starts in the present day. ...  Read the complete review

I was excited to see the second novel by Victoria Hislop as I had enjoyed The Island so much and while I did enjoy The Return I have to say I was quite disappointed as it was very similar in some ways to the first book in the way the historical story was told to the modern day character but the background of the Spanish Civil War just didn't ...  Read the complete review

The Island by Victoria Hislop has to be one of my favourite books so when I spotted this for £3.98 in Sainsburys (and already at number 1 in the chart) I had to have it. Anyone who has read The Island will know that it is a trip back in time started by somebody reminiscing, this story is very similar in that way. The book is ...  Read the complete review

Much to the annoyance of her domineering husband, Sonia accepts her best friend's invitation to join her on a salsa dance course in Granada. Before she leaves, Sonia pays a visit to her elderly father who shows a keen interest in her dancing, telling her about how he and her late mother were keen amateur dancers in their younger days. He shows her ...  Read the complete review

The Return by Victoria Hislop... Victoria Hislop's first novel was The Island which was published a few years back now and I have ever since reading that been waiting for the next instalment from Hislop. I enjoyed "The Island" so much and it still has a lasting affect on me even now that frankly I was rather ...  Read the complete review