A review by carmelitasita
The Thread by Victoria Hislop

3.0

I haven't read much about Greece before and this book has whetted my appetite. What an interesting point in history to write about - destruction of a city, the divvying up of people by religion, two World Wars, and the rise of fascism and communism. I also enjoyed the story, but I have to say the history going on around them kind of stole the focus for me. I would probably have enjoyed it better if it wasn't couched in a modern-day story telling session by grandparents to grandson. For some reason, that seemed a little dissonant from the rest of the book.

* I received this book for free from Goodreads First Reads.