Used Book – The Thread, Victoria Hislop

Athens, mid-1940s. Recently liberated from German occupation, Greece is facing violent internal tensions. Confronted with the injustices affecting those close to her, young Themis decides to join the communists and is ready for anything, even to give her life, in the name of freedom. Arrested and sent to the island of Makronissos, a veritable open-air prison, Themis meets another woman, also an activist, with whom she forms a close friendship. When the latter is sentenced to death, Themis makes a decision that will haunt her for years.

At the twilight of her life, she finally lifts the veil on this tormented past, aware that sometimes it is necessary to reopen certain wounds to heal...

A fascinating family saga. Jeanne de Ménibus, Elle.

Victoria Hislop knows how to powerfully intertwine the intimate and the collective. Sophie Pujas, Le Point.

Translated from English by Alice Delarbre.