Among the Lemon Trees
by Nadia Marks
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Pub Date Jun 01 2017 | Archive Date Jun 15 2017
Description
Escape to Greece in this moving story of love and secrets, set across a century of family history. From Nadia Marks, Among the Lemon Trees is a bestselling holiday romance and the perfect beach read. For fans of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece.
Anna thought her marriage to Max would last forever.
Having raised two happy children together, she looked forward to growing old with the man she loved. But, just before their wedding anniversary, a revelation from her husband shakes her entire world – and she's left uncertain of what the future holds.
Needing time to herself, Anna takes up an offer from her widowed father to spend the summer on the small Aegean island of his birth – unaware that the chance discovery of letters in her aunt's house will unleash a host of family secrets.
Kept hidden for sixty years, these letters reveal a tumultuous family history, beginning in Greece at the beginning of the twentieth century and ending in Naples at the close of the Second World War.
Confronted by their family's long-buried truths, both father and daughter are shaken by the discovery. And Anna begins to realize that, if she is to ever heal the present, she must first understand the past . . .
Travel further with Secrets Under the Sun and Between the Orange Groves by Nadia Marks.
Praise for Nadia Marks:
'Utterly gripping' – Vanessa Feltz
'Poignant, uplifting' – Woman Magazine
'Atmospheric and emotion-packed' – Lancashire Evening Post
Advance Praise
'My book of the year. An utterly gripping story of love and family secrets' —Vanessa Feltz, broadcaster on BBC Radio 2
'My book of the year. An utterly gripping story of love and family secrets' —Vanessa Feltz, broadcaster on BBC Radio 2
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781509815715 |
| PRICE | £8.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 368 |
Featured Reviews
Laura V, Educator
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....
Sheri W, Reviewer
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!
