Maria's Island

Victoria Hislop, Gill Smith

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Walker Books
02 June 2021

Children's & Educational; General fiction (Children's&YA); Family & home stories (Children's&YA)

A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop. The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece's former leper colony – is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith's rich, full-colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.

By: Victoria Hislop
Illustrated by: Gill Smith
Imprint: Walker Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 500g
ISBN: 9781406399073
ISBN 10: 1406399078
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 02 June 2021
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Victoria Hislop worked in publishing, PR and as a journalist before becoming a novelist. Her adult fiction books include The Island, The Return and, most recently, Those Who Are Loved, all of which have been bestsellers. She divides her time between Kent and Greece, and this is her first book for children.

Reviews for Maria's Island

The tale is narrated by Maria, one of the children in Hislop's novel The Island, from which this engrossing yarn is skillfully adapted for younger readers. * The Daily Telegraph *