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Buch (Softcover): Belletristik
The Figurine
The enchanting Sunday Times bestseller from the much-loved author of The Island
Verlag:
Hachette Book Group Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: PLDZ686
EAN: 9781472263957
Auf Lager:
8
Zustellung: Fr, 28.08.2026
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CHF 26.66
Beschreibung
In her irresistible new novel, Sunday Times. No 1 bestselling author Victoria Hislop shines a light on the questionable acquisition of cultural treasures and the price people - and countries - will pay to cling on to them. Of all the ancient art that captures the imagination, none is more appealing than the Cycladic figurine. An air of mystery swirls around these statuettes from the Bronze Age and they are highly sought after by collectors - and looters - alike. When Helena inherits her grandparents' apartment in Athens, she is overwhelmed with memories of the summers she spent there as a child, when Greece was under a brutal military dictatorship. Her remote, cruel grandfather was one of the regime's generals and as she sifts through the dusty rooms, Helena discovers an array of valuable objects and antiquities. How did her grandfather amass such a trove. What human price was paid for them. Helena's desire to find answers about her heritage dovetails with a growing curiosity for archaeology, ignited by a summer spent with volunteers on a dig on an Aegean island. Their finds fuel her determination to protect the precious fragments recovered from the baked earth - and to understand the origins of her grandfather's collection. Helena's attempt to make amends for some of her grandfather's actions sees her wrestle with the meaning of 'home', both in relation to looted objects of antiquity. and herself. Victoria Hislop's One August Night. was a Sunday Times. Number One bestseller in paperback in the first week of August 2021; Those Who Are Loved. was a Sunday Times. Number One bestseller in paperback for four weeks in August and September 2020.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Victoria Hislop
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2023
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Detailformat
- Softcover
Anzahl Seiten
- 528