Themis, fifteen years old, comes from a family divided by these political differences. The Nazi occupation deepens the fault lines between those it loves just as it reduces Greece to misery. She sees her friends die in the ensuing famine and is driven to commit acts of resistance.
In the civil war that follows the end of the occupation, Themis joins the communist army, where she experiences the extremes of love and hate and the paradoxes presented by a war in which Greeks fight Greeks .
Finally imprisoned on the infamous exile islands, Makronisos and then Trikeri, Themis meets another prisoner whose life will intertwine with hers in a way that no one can predict. And discovers that she must balance her principles and her desire to escape and live.
Looking back on his life, Themis realizes how personal and political aspects can become entangled. While some injuries heal, others get worse.
This powerful new novel from number one bestseller Victoria Hislop highlights the complexity and trauma of Greece's past and weaves it into the epic tale of an ordinary woman forced to live an extraordinary life.
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