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Maria's island

HISLOP, VICTORIASmith, Gill(Illustrated by)
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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.

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Walker Books Ltd
1529504112 / 9781529504118
Paperback / softback
823.92
07/07/2022
United Kingdom
English
125 pages : illustrations (colour)
23 cm
Quiz No: 240997, Points 2.00, Book Level 5.00,
Middle Years - Key Stage 2 Learn More
Reprint. Originally published: 2021.