The gripping new novel by Sunday Times Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars.

Themis is part of a family bitterly divided by politics and, as a young woman, her fury with those who have collaborated with the Nazis, drives her to fight for the Communists. She is eventually imprisoned on the notorious islands of exile, Makronisos and Trikeri, and has to make a life or death decision. She is proud of having fought, but for the rest of her life is haunted by some of her actions. Forty years after the end of the civil war, she finally achieves catharsis.

Victoria Hislop sheds light on the complexity of Greece's traumatic past and weaves it into the dynamic tale of a woman who is both hero and villain, and her lifelong fight for justice.

Victoria Hislop. Discover for yourself why 10 million readers worldwide love her books.

'Hislop's passionate love of the country breathes from every page' Daily Mail on Cartes Postales from Greece

'Fascinating and moving . . . Hislop writes unforgettably about Cyprus and its people' The Times on The Sunrise

'Sweeping, magnificently detailed and ambitious' The Sunday Times on The Thread

'Meticulously researched historical narrative and imaginative storytelling' Telegraph on The Return

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