On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit
On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, & promises that through her she will learn more.
Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga
- Greece's former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, & at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni & her daughters & a family rent by tragedy, war & passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the isl&, & how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...
Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780755309511
• Author: Victoria Hislop
• Publisher: Headline Review
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 480
• Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.2cm