Melissa's life is in disarray. There are cracks in her marriage, and her mother, Elizabeth, is losing her memory. Elizabeth presents her daughter with a gift that suggests a very secret history - one that leads Melissa to Kalami, where Julian Adie, poet, traveller and novelist, once lived. But what is the connection between the hedonistic Adie and Melissa's mother?
As Melissa chases Adie's shadow across the places he loved, she finds her mother may not have been the person she thought. Forced to question loyalty and her own unwillingness to let love in, Melissa is gradually led to a re-evaluation of her own life...
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"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a fabulous read and is so evocative of Corfu (which I know well) that scenes are constantly replaying in my mind. I loved the parallel lives that the book follows and found the interplay quite gripping. Definitely recommended. " — Mary (5 out of 5 stars)
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is a fabulous read and is so evocative of Corfu (which I know well) that scenes are constantly replaying in my mind. I loved the parallel lives that the book follows and found the interplay quite gripping. Definitely recommended. "
" For me anyways, this book was nothing special. I finished it, but didn't particularly enjoy it, and only found it mildly interesting at parts. "
" Read on holiday. Set in the part of Corfu where I like to go. Captures is beautifully. "
Deborah Lawrenson grew up in Kuwait, China, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Singapore. She studied English at Cambridge University and has worked as a journalist for various publications in England, including the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday, and Woman’s Journal magazine. She lives in Kent, England, and she and her family spend as much time as possible at a crumbling hamlet in Provence, France, the setting for The Lantern.
Patience Tomlinson is an actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. She has appeared extensively in theater and radio in the United Kingdom. She has worked for the Royal National Theatre and the Young Vic and was twice a member of the BBC Radio Drama Company. She has made over 1,500 broadcasts, including stories, books, radio plays, and poetry.
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