**小说家维多利亚•希斯洛普（Victoria Hislop）以国际畅销书《岛》中的世界为背景，讲述了一个戏剧性的动人故事。

玛丽亚•佩特拉基斯（Maria Petrakis）是原版《岛》中的一个孩子，她向我们讲述了克里特岛的普拉卡（Plaka）村和斯皮纳隆加（Spinalonga）小岛（希腊以前的麻风病人聚居地）的引人入胜的故事。她向我们讲述了古老而被误解的麻风病，探讨了耻辱、羞耻和对待异类等主题，这些主题对儿童和成人都有意义。吉尔•史密斯丰富的全彩插图将把读者带到永恒而美丽的希腊风景和地中海海景中。

A dramatic and moving story set in the same world as the international bestseller The Island from the celebrated novelist Victoria Hislop.

The absorbing story of the Cretan village of Plaka and the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga – Greece's former leper colony –

is told to us by Maria Petrakis, one of the children in the original version of The Island. She tells us of the ancient and misunderstood disease of leprosy, exploring the themes of stigma, shame and the treatment of those who are different, which are as relevant for children as adults. Gill Smith's rich, full-

colour illustrations will transport the reader to the timeless and beautiful Greek landscape and Mediterranean seascape.