I loved how this book went back and forth from present day to the past and artfully told the story of two families. This was a story that captivated me from the beginning, I became attached to the main characters and looked forward to finding out how they would develop and grow as the story unfolded. I love travel fiction as well and could smell the lemons and the sea air as if I were in Greece!

I loved this book! It was just what I hoped for - a sojourn on a Greek isle, full of sunshine, lemon trees, olive groves, sparkling waters of the Aegean Sea and a sprinkling of romance - mature adult style! (No palpitating bosoms here, thank goodness!).

It is the perfect novel for a woman my age (50s) because the main character faces a mid-life crisis and has an opportunity to reassess her life and her definition of love and loyalty. Along the way, she discovers so much about her family's history and a lot more about herself, and who she has been for 50+ years.

The novel also takes us back to the war years and the strife that followed in Greece. It provides an insight into the misery experienced in Naples during WW II, and also the repercussions felt afterwards when Greece was in the throes of civil war.

The main themes running through the novel are the definition of love, according to the four Greek words, Eros, Agape, Philias, and Storge, as well as what "home" can mean to a person who has a foot in two cultures.

The novel started off with the initial laying-out of the story, but when the main character arrived in Greece it really picked up. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey, and I think the story will remain with me for some time to come....

I had such high hopes for this book but it wasn’t for me. I did not finish it as I really could not get emotionally attached to any of the characters as they held no interest to me. It was difficult for me to follow the dialogue and narration as well which led to my not finishing this book.