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On finishing Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop my initial reaction was WOW! It felt like a history lesson brought vividly to life.The book follows Themis's life in Athens from childhood right up to old age. And what a life she lived, full of political turmoil and family disharmony. Right from the very start I took to Themis, she exudes intelligence, courage, and passion and I loved how bravely she walked the walk as well as talked the talk for what she believed in.I learnt so much about the...
Sadly disappointed with the style and standard of writing in this book. I have read nearly all of the books that Victoria Hislop has written, primarily on the basis of how well I felt two of her earlier books, The Island and The Return, were written. I was really hoping that, in this book, she had returned to those former days of glory. Sadly, it was not to be. I do appreciate the amount of work that must have gone into researching for this book and I really appreciated the information about the...
"Those Who Are Loved" follows the life of Themis, from childhood up to an old age. It was life full of events, love, loss and grief. Raised by her matriarch grandmother, Themis grows in a family that is full of disharmony, especially when it comes to politics. First living under Nazi occupation in Athens and then, when the war was over and everybody thought the worst is already behind them, the communist start to rule Greece, there are civil wars and there are many, many challenges to be faced b...
thanks to netgalley and the publishers for a free copy in return for an open and honest review.the author doesn't disappoint with the latest novel based from 1930's to modern day in Greece following a womans journey from childhood to old age and charting her family's progress through WW2, civil war and military junta. the book seems to be well researched in the historical aspects and the family dynamics also help in the early part of the novel to really work to have conflicting ideas.
Despite my many holiday visits back in the 70s, my knowledge of recent Greek history and the immense trials and tribulations of its citizens through the Second World War and beyond has always been lamentably sketchy. This book – following Themis’ personal story set against an exceptionally vivid backdrop of recent history – most certainly put the record straight, and revealed a catalogue of pain and suffering that has, until now, remained largely unseen.The research behind the telling of this st...
The book starts in Athens in 2016 where Themis an old lady is surrounded by her family for a birthday gathering. Her last gift to her family is her life story which she starts to tell.We then go back to the 1930’s where Themis is growing up with her siblings Thanasis, Panos and Margarita. The family is divided over their beliefs of the war and the communists ruling Greece. Themis finds it hard to put her point of view across over her head strong brothers who are always arguing!!Themis joins the
I really wanted to like Victoria Hislop's new book. The premise seemed promising and so the beginning of the book when an unexpected event sets things in motion. At this moment I gasped and I was very excited about what may follow.The novel gives the impression that it has been thoroughly researched and I need to congratulate the author for getting many aspects of the modern Greek culture and mentality right. Her intentions are good but, unfortunately, the execution seems to have slightly failed...
Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop was an atmospheric book set in Greece during the Second World War and the terrible toll in took on the Islands inhabitants.This is the story of Themis and her family and how they tried to survive.Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
I've been reading a lot of WWII books this year but what sets Those Who Are Loved by Victoria Hislop is that it is set in Greece. I've yet to read anything about the German occupation of Greece so it was fascinating, and of course, heartbreaking and infuriating. This book had all the feels!Themis is a young woman when the Nazis invade her homeland. She and her siblings live with their grandmother, and the politics of the day divide the siblings, which is frightening similar to what is happening
Good intentions are never enough. The writer wanted to tell the story of a large family and at the same time the story of a very complicated historical period. So nothing is completed at the end. Characters are not well developed, emotions seems unrealistic and sometimes it gets really boring .
Visit the locations in the novelYou can always rely on Victoria Hislop to take you away to another time and place. She has that magic touch where she mixes well researched history and a personal love of a country and its people and paints a vivid, raw and fascinating picture.The story starts in Athens in 2016 . It’s here we meet Themis who is an old woman and is gathering her family around to tell them a story. Her story, Their story. This then takes us back to the 1930s as we take Themis’s han
Modern Greek history was a favourite subject of mine at university and here, Victoria Hislop delivers a great insight into Greece's history from WWII and the German occupation, to all the political and civil unrest that came about afterwards. Through the character of Themis and all the main people in her life a historical timeline unfolds and we experience all the main events through her, her family and friends. Hislop's historical fiction novel captures the turmoil and heartache of those devast...
I didn’t love this book as much as her others but good to learn about more modern Greek history.
