On the brink of her own 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, and 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 ...
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On the brink of her own 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, and 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, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...
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Good in Good jacket. GC plus. Review, 2005. First UK edition-first printing (10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1). Blue hardback (small nicks and dents on the edges of the cover, gilt lettering to the spine) with protected Dj cover (some creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in GC plus. Ex-Library book with stamps, label and writing. Clean pages with small nicks and slightly yellow on the outer edges, first three pages of the book have been sellotaped down, page 7 is slightly loose on the edges, two small marks on the edges of the front endpaper, some creases on the edges of the pages. The book is in GC with some shelf wear. 375pp. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.