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Maria's Island : From Victoria Hislop, international bestselling author of THE ISLAND - a powerful, beautifully illustrated full colour story for young readers about courage, compassion, shame and difference - Victoria Hislop

Maria's Island

From Victoria Hislop, international bestselling author of THE ISLAND - a powerful, beautifully illustrated full colour story for young readers about courage, compassion, shame and difference

By: Victoria Hislop, Gill Smith (Illustrator)

Hardcover | 2 June 2021

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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.

About the Author

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.

About the Illustrator

Whilst working initially as a primary teacher, then within community arts and theatre, Gill Smith pursued illustration and achieved an MA with distinction in Children’s Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She was shortlisted for the Batsford Illustration prize and a winner of international competition, "Picture This". Gill lives in Liverpool.

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