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The Return (Hardcover)

by Victoria Hislop (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 432 pages
  • Publisher: Headline Review; First Edition edition (26 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0755332938
  • ISBN-13: 978-0755332939
  • Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 4.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (72 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 28,289 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Why would Victoria do this again?....., 31 Jul 2008
By RH (Evesham, UK) - See all my reviews
Take a perfectly good historically based story and make it into an unconvincing flashback?
I loved "The Island" but it stood on its own as a story about Spinalonga and did not need the link to the modern day bad relationship and family secret. In the same way this wonderful saga of the Spanish civil war does not need to be encompassed in a modern day scenario of "unhappy London girl seeks solace in salsa". In fact, it spoils it. How likely is it that the unhappy London girl would visit Granada and unknowingly go into the very bar which was the home of her Mother?
That said, the book had me in tears as I became wrapped up in its revelations. Victoria, please just stick to the story you want to tell next time. You make it come to life and have relevance without obscure modern beginnings and endings.
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26 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, intriguing and interesting, 25 Sep 2008
By E. Heckingbottom "elaineheck143" (U.K.) - See all my reviews
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I was eagerly looking forward to this book, and, unlike other readers, was not disappointed at all.

The book is based around the Spanish Civil War, and is incredibly well researched. The 'flashback' sections are very revealing, and echo many of the facts that i have read before about this incredibly traumatic time - whatever side of the war you were on. These fit fairly comfortably with the 'modern day' events, which come together to help us to further understand the traumas inflicted by a civil war. (One only has to hear Michael Portillo or any other Spanish family on the subject to know how families were affected)

One or two events in the story are a little 'contrived', and the final twists are anticipated by all but the main characters, which has reduced it to a 4 star book in my opinion; however, I still feel it to be a good read and worthy of the wait.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Weak start but got better..., 27 Jan 2009
By Caroline+Kats (Breezy East Scotland) - See all my reviews
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The beginning of the book was uninspiring, you just knew where it was going... but then it switched to the story of the family living through the civil war and it was really gripping. Then back to then ending again which so predictable. Why didn't she take her Dad to live with her in Spain just to make it a REALLY happy ending?!? Victoria Hislop can write really well and should have the courage to stick with historical novels and not bother to try and give it chic lit appeal with a modern day love interest that's just not needed and actually detracts from the real story.
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I bought this book as I had already read The Island by Victoria HislopThe Island and very much enjoyed that; particularly the historical details, which were very well reasearched... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Brilliant - I couldn't put it down
I don't normally buy fiction books but I was attracted to 'The Return' because I used to live in Spain and know Granada, (where the majority of the story is set) quite well. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars great book - highly recommended
o love this story -really brings the spanish civil war to life with lovely descriptions of granada etc

lived up to her first novel
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2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I was looking forward to reading this as I thoroughly enjoyed her previous book, The Island. As it followed exactly the same format starting in the present, the middle section... Read more
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The return is a brilliant read, it explains the spanish civil war very clearly but with great passion the story mixed with the history makes for a compelling book
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