The Sunrise

By Victoria Hislop,

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In the summer of 1972, Famagusta in Cyprus is the most desirable resort in the Mediterranean, a city bathed in the glow of good fortune. An ambitious couple open the island's most spectacular hotel, where Greek and Turkish Cypriots work in harmony. Two neighbouring families, the Georgious and the OEzkans,…

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I was blown away by this book when I first read it. I felt like I was in Famagusta in 1972 with the families that Victoria Hislop focuses on. As the troubles begin, the country is torn apart, and the exclusion zone is created. The Sunrise Hotel, still under construction, has stayed in my mind ever since.

I still wonder if there remains a hotel safe full of all the villager’s valuables, untouched and abandoned though heavily guarded. It is a moving and compelling account that tore at my heartstrings. No side is painted as right or wrong, just people…

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