
The No 1 Sunday Times bestseller 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 & Turkish Cypriots work in harmony Two neighbouring families the Georgious & the OEzkans are among many who moved to Famagusta to escape the years of unrest & ethnic violence elsewhere on the island But beneath the city's facade of glamour & success tension is building When a Greek coup plunges the island into chaos Cyprus faces a disastrous conflict Turkey invades to protect the Turkish Cypriot minority & Famagusta is shelled Forty thousand people seize their most precious possessions & flee from the advancing soldiers In the deserted city just two families remain This is their story