Based around the history of Thessaloniki from the great fire of 1917 up to the present day, “The Thread” is the novel by the most philhellenic of modern authors, a book so thrilling and narratively intriguing ithas offered Victoria Hislop not only huge commercial success, but also the critical acclaim she so rightly deserved. The Briton is regarded a celebrity here, and stumbling upon her roaming the streets, either to fulfill her own love for the city or researching for her work, as she endlessly does, shouldn’t considered unlikely at all.