Book club webchat with Victoria Hislop Wednesday 4 July 1-2pm

Yes thanks from me too..what a great and unexpected surprise! I too read the first chapter on the train en route to visit my aunt..I am hooked too!

What a lovely surprise!Thank you Gransnet for my copy of 'The Thread'.Busy day but look forward to starting it tonight

Oops think I've posted on the wrong thread so will try again! Really pleased to receive a copy of 'The Thread' by Victoria Hislop . Given that the weather hasn't been great I intend to enjoy reading it over this weekend.

Thank you for my copy of The Thread, it arrived yesterday morning, will start it when I`ve finished The Silent Miaow.

A big thanks from me too. Just started it and I'm hooked, I loved her first too books which are among my favourite books ever. They have educated me as well as gave me a cracking good story, can't wait to ask Victoria some questions on gransnet.

I have read The Thread all afternoon, it is a superb and engrossing book. Ah the joy of retirement and a rubbish afternoon with a good book!!! I am more than half way through. Thank you Gransnet.

Have just started it, and think I`m going to really enjoy it.

Thank you for my copy. I've been looking after GDs all weekend so GS could go with his parents to his first rock concert at the O2. Look forward to starting The Thread tomorrow.

I've never read any of her books - what does she write? I know number has a strong preference for 'gory'!! (Don't think you'll get much of that from 'Silent Miaow', though, unless it's a chewed mouse, number)!

I have just finished it. It is superb, I have read all day, apart from meals, I just could not put it down. Thank goodness for the football as I have been silent most of the day!!!

I do love "gory", Green, but do occasionally have a foray into other genres, just for a change. The Thread is the first one I`ve read by Victoria Hislop, and so far I`m really enjoying it.

Have really enjoyed all her books, including The Thread. Obviously she has a great love for and knowledge of Greece and of European history too. I have learnt a lot from her books even tho' they are novels.

My copy arrived at the weekend. Thankyou.

Where's mine!

My copy arrived at the weekend. Lovely surprise!

About halfway through it, and enjoying it more and more.

my copy arrived on Saturday and it was a lovely surprise and I have hardly put it down since. Just finished now. I have never read any of Victoria Hyslop's books and I knew very little of the history of Greece but I felt I was walking the streets with the characters as well as learning a bit of history Thank you Gransnet I will look out for her other books now.

Have I missed something?
Where did you all get a copy of The thread?
Am I too late?? (I usually am... :-(

Same here, numberplease. Really enjoying it.

Confession time now, I`m afraid. I couldn`t find the place to ask for a copy of The Thread, but did request a copy of the childrens book, The Queen`s Knickers. The latter hasn`t arrived, but The Thread did, for which I`m extremely grateful, but I hope that I haven`t "nicked" someone else`s copy, or that someone else doesn`t get The Queen`s Knickers instead!

I have just started reading The Thread and I'm sure it will be a good read. I would like to ask Victoria how much research she does for her books and if she visits the places her books are set in. My favourite book ever is The Island I have heard a tv film has been made of it does Victoria know if there are plans to show it on UK TV.

Sorry Josie
My comment was tongue in cheek as I guessed i had missed out on the chance to obtain a copy from gransnet. Have read the island and thought it was terrific so will definitely order it from amazon.