Nadia Marks

On the run from heartbreak, she might just end up finding happiness... ‘If you don’t think you’re about to get to Crete this is the next best thing ... we’ve never needed books of this kind more’ Vanessa Feltz Calli’s world has fallen apart – her relationship is suddenly over and her chances of starting a family are gone. So when she’s sent to write a magazine article about the Greek island of Ikaria, it seems the perfect escape. Travelling to Crete, where her family is from, Calli soon realises there is more to discover than paradise beaches and friendly locals. When her aunt Froso begins to share the story of her own teenage heartache, will the love, betrayal and revenge she reveals change Calli’s life forever? One Summer in Crete by Nadia Marks is a gloriously sunny book of family secrets, lost loves, and self-discovery.

One Summer in Crete

For fans of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece comes Among the Lemon Trees, the debut novel from Nadia Marks. 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 when a revelation from her husband just before their wedding anniversary shakes her entire world, 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 a chance discovery of letters in her aunt's house will unleash a host of family secrets. Kept hidden for sixty years, they 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 . . .

Escape to an Island in the Sun with this Unputdownable Summer Read

Among the Lemon Trees

Under a Cypriot sky lies a forbidden love . . . From Nadia Marks, the bestselling author of Among the Lemon Trees and Secrets Under the Sun, comes Between the Orange Groves, a moving tale of desire, burning secrets and forbidden love. The perfect read for fans of Victoria Hislop and Santa Montefiore. In a small village, set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It’s here that two boys, Lambros and Orhan, grow up side by side, as close as brothers. Their lives are inextricably linked, but as their fortunes shift and time passes, an unforgivable act of betrayal takes place, setting in motion a chain of events that tears the two friends and their entire families apart . . . Many decades later and now an old man living in London, Lambros decides to share his painful memories with his daughter Stella; transporting her back to an island brimming with passion and at its heart a scandal that still haunts those involved. Is it too late for forgiveness? Or can the next generation embark on a journey of their own to help mend the damage done all those years ago?

Sun, Sand and Secrets in this Gorgeous Beach Read

Between the Orange Groves

Secrets Under the Sun is a stunning romantic mystery by the sea, from Nadia Marks, author of the bestselling Among the Lemon Trees. The truth will surprise you . . . On the island of Cyprus, in the small seaside town of Larnaka, three childhood friends have reunited for the funeral of Katerina, the much-loved old woman who had a profound effect on their lives. Eleni, Marianna and Adonis grew up together, as close as siblings. Although from humble beginnings – a housemaid from the age of thirteen – Katerina’s love, wisdom and guidance helped shape them all. Her loss leaves the friends bereft, but the funeral is not just a time to mourn and remember. Adonis’s mother decides that with Katerina’s death comes the time to share the family’s secrets and answer the riddles of their childhood. A story of deception, forbidden love and undying loyalty unravels. What she reveals will change everything . . .

Secrets Under the Sun

I pick up the phone expecting it to be Linda; to my surprise a boy's voice greets me. Hi, Julia, it's Sam, he says cheerfully. Wow Sam I didn't expect to hear from him so soon. My heart starts to pound like mad and the blood rushes to my face. Julia has a lovely parent-approved boyfriend called Nima, and she is happily settled in London following her traumatic first year of arriving from Cyprus not knowing a word of English, so why is the thinking about Sam? Sam is blue-eyed, fit, and a little bit dangerous. Julia has met him at her Saturday art class and is attracted to his quick wit and rebellious personality. What should she do, and which boy is the right one for her? And while she enjoys her life in London, she longs for her native Cyprus. Everything for Julia seems to be both bitter and sweet.

Bitter Sweet

"In a small village, set among the wild mountains of Cyprus, two families of different faiths share a seemingly unbreakable friendship based on mutual respect and deep affection. Mothers and daughters share their daily secrets, fathers and sons support each other as they live their lives between the fragrant pine trees and orange groves. It's here that two boys, Lambros and Orhan, grow up side by side, as close as brothers. Their lives are inextricably linked, but as their fortunes shift and time passes, an unforgivable act of betrayal takes place, setting in motion a chain of events that tears the two friends and their entire families apart. Many decades later and now an old man living in London, Lambros decides to share his painful memories with his daughter Stella; transporting her back to an island brimming with passion, and at its heart a scandal that still haunts those involved. Is it too late for forgiveness? Or can the next generation embark on a journey of their own to help mend the damage done all those years ago?"--Provided by publisher.

Between the orange groves

Dall'autrice del bestseller Il sentiero degli alberi di limone Sull’isola di Cipro, nella piccola località balneare di Larnaca, tre amici di infanzia si riuniscono per il funerale di Katerina, la domestica di umili origini che ha avuto un ruolo fondamentale nelle loro vite. Eleni, Marianna e Adonis sono cresciuti insieme, come fratelli. E l’amore, la saggezza e i consigli di Katerina hanno contribuito a formare il carattere di ciascuno di loro. La sua scomparsa è un duro colpo da affrontare, ma il funerale della donna non sarà semplicemente un’occasione per ricordarla con nostalgia. La madre di Adonis, infatti, capisce che è arrivato il momento di confessare qualcosa che riguarda il passato della famiglia. Esiste una storia che non tutti conoscono, fatta di inganni, amori proibiti e amicizie indissolubili che potrebbe sconvolgere i tre amici, cambiando per sempre il corso delle loro vite. L’affetto che lega Eleni, Marianna e Adonis sarà in grado di reggere il peso dei tanti segreti che ignoravano? Ci sono segreti che possono cambiare più di una vita «Ci si immedesima al punto da sentire il sole sulla pelle e il canto delle cicale. Traboccante di emozioni, dolcezza e intrighi.» Sunday Post «Parole delicate e descrizioni suggestive.» «La prosa di Nadia Marks è così dettagliata che riesce a farci assaporare i colori, i profumi e le meraviglie dei luoghi che descrive.» Nadia Marks È nata a Kitromilides, che in greco significa limoni amari, ma è cresciuta a Londra. È stata direttore creativo e editor per numerose riviste femminili inglesi, ma adesso la scrittura occupa la maggior parte del suo tempo. Vive con il marito Mike e i due figli a Londra. Con la Newton Compton ha pubblicato Il sentiero degli alberi di limone.

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