One August Night, Return, Sunrise & More 6 Books Collection Set By Victoria Hislop - Fiction - Paperback

Titles in This Set:
One August Night
Return
Sunrise
Thread
Island
Loved

Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Paperback

Overview:
From sun-kissed coastlines to war-torn cities, Victoria Hislop's six-book collection gathers sweeping, emotionally rich historical fiction into one beautifully produced paperback set. Each novel stands on its own, yet together they trace a Mediterranean tapestry of love, loyalty, and the resilience of ordinary people facing extraordinary upheaval. The Return sweeps you beneath the towers of Granada into the shadows of Spain's civil war, while Sunrise glitters with a Cyprus summer and a hotel built on fragile harmony. The Thread follows destinies across Thessaloniki and Asia Minor as communities collide and rebuild. The Island invites you into Crete and London through a daughter's search for her mother's past, and Those Who Are Loved lays bare the fault lines in Greece during Nazi occupation. One August Night, a powerful sequel to The Island, returns to Plaka as time slows and communities confront stigma, scandal, and the hard work of starting again. This BRAND NEW paperback collection is ideal for readers who crave immersive family sagas, lush settings, and character-led storytelling that travels across generations and seas.

What Makes This Collection Special:
Where many readers enjoy a single novel, this six-book set delivers a complete journey across the Mediterranean world. The books share a masterful blend of history and intimate human drama, weaving grand events with the quiet moments that shape families. See how trauma and memory ripple through generations—from the Spanish Civil War to the upheavals of Greece, Cyprus, and Crete—creating a continuous emotional arc. The set is a natural gift for fans of big-hearted, richly researched fiction and for book clubs seeking multiple, thematically linked reads. The continuity of place—the sea, sun, and ancient towns—creates a satisfying reading experience and a collectible, display-worthy set for any bookshelf.

Books Included in This Collection:
One August Night
Sequel to the much-loved Island, One August Night returns to Plaka as time slows and communities confront the consequences of tragedy. Maria Petrakis and her sister Anna witness how stigma and scandal test loyalties when the Spinalonga era ends and life must be rebuilt. The narrative weaves memory with resilience, guiding readers through the difficult choices that shape the future for families and neighbors alike. A powerful continuation that stays true to Victoria Hislop’s vividly drawn world.

Return
Beneath the majestic towers of the Alhambra, Granada’s cobbled streets hum with music and secrets. Sonia Cameron travels to the city to dance, but a chance conversation and a gathering of old photographs draw her into Spain’s devastating civil war. The Return blends atmospheric setting with intimate revelation, inviting readers to weigh memory against truth as generations are reshaped by a distant conflict. A gripping, emotionally charged voyage through history and heart.

Sunrise
In the Cypriot summer of 1972, the island’s most dazzling hotel opens its doors to a mixed world of Greek and Turkish Cypriots. An ambitious couple pilots the resort’s ascent, weaving romance with ambition and testing the fragile harmony that holds a community together. The Sunrise is a sunlit story of aspiration and risk, where personal choices ripple outward, challenging assumptions and celebrating the possibility of coexistence even in politically tense times.

Thread
Thessaloniki, 1917: a devastating fire roars through a city where Christians, Jews, and Muslims once shared daily life. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou’s home in Asia Minor is crushed by war. The Thread follows lives braided across borders and beliefs, showing how love, loss, and survival endure amid upheaval. It’s a sweeping, intimate chronicle of communities forged by hardship and the quiet strength that carries people forward through generations of change.

Island
Alexis Fielding longs to know her mother Sofia’s past, a life rooted in a Crete village before London. When Alexis travels to Crete, Sofia entrusts her with a letter and a promise to reveal the truth through a long-closed friendship. This emotionally resonant tale links generations across oceans, inviting readers to discover how ancestry shapes identity, belonging, and the courage to seek the truth even when it reshapes everything you thought you knew.

Loved
Those Who Are Loved unfolds as Greece endures Nazi occupation, with fifteen-year-old Themis watching a country torn by politics and fear. The occupation deepens divides within families and communities, testing loyalty, courage, and the power of love in the face of deprivation. A searing historical saga, it examines what people will endure—and what they’ll fight for—when the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and every choice carries lasting consequence.

Who This Set Is Perfect For:
Fans of immersive historical fiction who love sweeping Mediterranean settings and multi-generational stories will find six complete journeys in one collection. This set is ideal for readers who enjoyed The Island and want to revisit Victoria Hislop’s vivid worlds, as well as newcomers seeking lush, character-driven narratives grounded in real historical events. Perfect for book clubs, gifting, and anyone building a curated shelf of literary epics. If you crave emotional depth, richly drawn settings, and a sense of place that lingers long after the last page, this collection is for you.

Key Benefits:

• Six standalone novels in one premium paperback collection
• Richer reading experience through linked Mediterranean settings
• Vivid, character-rich storytelling with historical depth
• Ideal gift for fans of Victoria Hislop and literary epics
• Great for book clubs and group discussions with diverse themes
• Consistent paperback format for easy sharing and display
• A complete author collection that travels across generations and seas

About the Author:
Victoria Hislop is a number one bestselling author whose work has captivated readers with vivid settings and deeply human stories. This collection returns to the world and characters she created in The Island—the award-winning novel that remains one of the century’s best-selling reading-group books. In these six novels, Hislop further demonstrates her gift for weaving history and intimate drama into page-turning sagas that explore family, memory, and resilience across the Mediterranean.

Why You’ll Love This Set:
Owning the full six-book collection offers an instant reading journey through Greece, Crete, Cyprus, and Spain, guided by Hislop’s trademark warmth and intelligence. It’s a premium, giftable paperback set that looks striking on shelves and is perfect for saving for holidays or binge-reading weekends. Each title stands alone, yet together they form a lush, cohesive reading experience that deepens with every chapter—ideal for readers who want depth, escape, and a lasting literary companion.

Please Note: The individual books included in this listing will be dispatched as per the original UK ISBN and UK edition cover image shown in the image.