{"product_id":"9781472263988","title":"The Wine-Dark Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved, bestselling author Victoria Hislop explores the chaos unleashed on Greek families during the post-war era in this page-turning new novel that will delight fans who cherish \u003ci\u003eThe Island \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Figurine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreece, 1946. In the power vacuum remaining after the Second World War, a brutal civil war erupts between rival left- and right-wing factions. The conflict spirals as the country pays a bitter price in human lives and fighting soon erupts in the mountains, turning villages into battlefields and pulling ordinary women and children into the fray.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the government soldiers come to Kalopetra, Fotini is nursing her newborn second child. She urges her daughter, Iliana, to hide with the older children as she and the other women are herded into trucks. Weeks later, soldiers return for the children . . . but they are not to be reunited with their mothers, a wholly different fate awaits them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFotini finds herself transported to a prison on the island of Chios, where she befriends Markella, whose little son, Nikos, is wise beyond his years. After months of imprisonment, when Fotini and Markella find themselves separated from one another - and from Nikos - Fotini vows to hunt not only for her own child but for Markella's too.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wine-Dark Sea\u003c\/i\u003e tells of families flung apart across continents and of a strong, determined mother who resolves not to let war destroy hers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Hislop is at the height of her storytelling powers in this compelling and thought-provoking new novel, which offers insight into a little-known chapter of Greek history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's time to discover for yourself why 10 million readers worldwide love Victoria Hislop:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A powerful, historical story inspired by real events' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrima\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A superb page-turner that brings history to life' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWoman \u0026amp; Home\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brings to life a little known chapter of Greek history' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ei Paper\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'She brings Greek history to compelling life' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating and moving ... Hislop writes unforgettably' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hislop, Victoria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58757065408886,"sku":"9781472263988","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9781472263988.jpg?v=1789655785","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781472263988","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}