# Victoria Hislop
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victoria hislop (née Hamson; born 18th June 1959) is an English author.
== Early life and education ==
Born in Bromley, Kent, Hislop was raised in Tonbridge and educated at Tonbridge Grammar School, a state funded grammar school. She studied English at the University of Oxford where she was an undergraduate student at St Hilda's College, Oxford.
Matt Haig on his early struggles as a literary novelist and the unexpected success of his memoir "Reasons to Stay Alive"
Simon and Rachel speak to the novelist and non-fiction writer Matt Haig. Matt's work includes the novels "The Humans", "How to Stop Time" and "The Midnight Library", the last of which has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and spent 52 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list. He has also wri…
Madeleine Milburn on running her own literary agency, discovering "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine" and what makes a perfect book-club book
Rachel and Simon speak to the literary agent Madeleine Milburn. She started her career in publishing as a foreign rights assistant at A P Watt, the world's first modern literary agency (now part of United Agents). She then moved to Darley Anderson as head of rights, where she represented her own cl…
David Walsh on his 13-year pursuit of cycling drug cheat Lance Armstrong and whether collision sports have a future
Simon and Rachel speak to David Walsh, chief sports writer at the Sunday Times. David began his career reporting for the Leitrim Observer in Ireland and at the age of 25 he became the editor. His next job was at the Dublin-based newspaper the Irish Press, and while working there he decided to take …
Charlotte Mursell on working at Mills & Boon, the romantasy boom and spotting a bestseller
In this episode Rachel and Simon speak to Charlotte Mursell, publisher at Orion Fiction. Charlotte started her career at the romance publisher Mills & Boon and worked for several years within HarperCollins, including at HQ, its commercial-focused imprint. In 2020 Charlotte joined Orion Fiction; as …
Table Talk with Victoria Hislop
Victoria Hislop is a bestselling author and a lover of all things Mediterranean. Victoria’s first book 'The Island', came out in 2005 and became an immediate international best-seller. Victoria’s subsequent novels have explored the Spanish Civil War, Cyprus and the Greek islands, and she’s celebrat…
Franz Wild on investigating the rich and powerful
Simon and Rachel speak to Franz Wild, who has been the Bureau of Investigative Journalism's CEO and editor-in-chief since July 2025. Previously, Franz led the Bureau's investigations into how the UK facilitates kleptocracy and global corruption, landing front-page splashes in the New York Times and…
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