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2005., Headline Book Publishing Call No: Fic His Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: On the brink of a life-changing decision, Alexis Fielding longs to find out about her mother's past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretian village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more. Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it lies a stone's throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga - Greece's former leper colony. Then she Fotini, and last hears the story Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war, and passion. She discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them in its powerful grip.
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c2008., Headline Call No: Fic His Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Sonia is in Granada to celebrate a friend's birthday with a dance class. She knows nothing of the city's shocking past, but ordering a simple cup of coffee in a quiet cafe will lead her into the extraordinary tale of a family's fight to survive the horror of Spain' s civil war.
