"A beautiful and epic novel that spans nearly a hundred years, The Thread is a magnificent story of a friendship and a love that endures through the catastrophes and upheavals of the twentieth century--both natural and man-made--in the turbulent city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Victoria Hislop, internationally bestselling author of The Island and The Return, has written a wonderfully evocative and enthralling saga enriched by deep emotion and sweeping historical events, from fire to civil war to Nazi brutality and economic collapse. The Thread is historical fiction at its finest, colorful and captivating with truly unforgettable characters--a novel that brilliant captures the energy and life of this singular Greek city."

Lesen, freilassen, die Welt als ein Leseraum geträumt !
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I love Greece, and this looks like an interesting book :)

"Thessaloniki, Greece, 1917: As Dimitri Komninos is born, a fire sweeps through the thriving multicultural city where Christians, Jews, and Muslims live side by side. It is the first of many catastrophic events that will forever change this place and its people. Five years later, as the Turkish army pushes west through Asia Minor, young Katerina loses her mother in the crowd of refugees clambering for boats to Greece. Landing in Thessaloniki's harbor, she is at the mercy of strangers in an unknown city. For the next eighty years, the lives of Dimitri and Katerina will be entwined with each other and—through Nazi occupation, civil war, persecution, and economic collapse—with the story of their homeland." (from amazon.com)

As if I had read this story already it sometimes seemed to me. It's partly true, I indeed encountered the same background in other books - for example in Eleni. No Greek author can avoid the war loaden Greek history and the impact of these wars and struggles on his figures.
Although Hislop is of English origin, she did a fine job in displaying all the historical backgrounds and weaving them into a magnificent, severe icon. It's of course a heartbreaking tale of losses and senseless destruction, but also one of hope and humanity.
I couldn't quite place Dimitri's grim determination to take part in the civil war. Maybe some of the figures acted sometimes slightly unlikely, but in general I greatly enjoyed this story, even if I cried half the time ;)

Hislop's novel "The Island" is now on my wishlist.

took it to the meet-up

Because I maybe go to greek, working for a animal help station (?), i took this book with me...

ist schon lange nicht mehr in meinem Besitz...