1979. Serifos, a Greek island paradise.
Escaping their past, two young travellers fall in love.
Their days on the beach are idyllic – until Daniel’s pregnant girlfriend arrives and a handsome local helps ease Helen’s distress.
Lives are devastated as the wheels of despair sink deeper into the sand. Hearts are broken… and broken again.
Is it possible to forgive duplicity? Can Daniel ever regain Helen’s trust and, growing older and stronger, will she finally find the confidence to forge her own future after the betrayals she has suffered..?
This is a novel about attraction and constancy, the desire for freedom and the hurts that can cause.
Across forty years, Helen and Daniel mature and, like the island, adapt to new circumstances as they dance around fires of hope and disillusionment.
Yiannis, the romantic Greek, remains an apparent safe harbour but an ever-present shadow…
Their story moves to a stunning climax.
From Reader Reviews:
– “a story that took over my life for the three days I was reading it”
– “a wonderful book”
– “a gripping story of love, life and loss against a backdrop of the best of Greece”
– “you just have to read it”
– “the perfect read for a beach holiday or for those willing to let their imagination take them to the ‘eternal summer’ of some Aegean Island idyll”
– “nostalgia and longing permeate the book’s every page”
