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Secrets of Santorini
- Author
- Patricia Wilson
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon, Caroline Lennon
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Publish Date
- 16 May 2019
- Run Time
- 14 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Sent away to convent school at the age of six, Irini McGuire has never really known her celebrated archaeologist mother, Bridget, who lives on the paradise island of Santorini. So, when Irini receives news that Bridget has been injured at a dig and is in coma she knows it is time to return to the island of her birth.
Discovering her mother's notes, and driven by rumours that her mother's injury was no accident, Irini starts to reveal the dark secrets behind her family's separation.
Can she unearth the truth about her parents and her past before it is too late?
Critics Review
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'Perfect', 'beautiful', 'inspirational', 'compelling', plenty of action', 'can't wait to read another!', 'spectacular', 'gripping', 'heartbreaking' . . .
Readers on ISLAND and VILLA
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One for the suitcase - whether real or imaginary. You'll feel you're in Greece as soon as you start reading.
FROST Magazine
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Packed with intrigue, danger and romance, Wilson's passion for the classics and an endless fascination with foraging into the vibrant corners of history, this is a poignant and beautifully written story best read on a sunlounger with a glass of chilled ouzo
Lancashire Telegraph
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For a heart-warming book to pack in your holiday bag look no further than Secrets of Santorini- a story that will whisk you away to the picturesque Greek island and immerse you in its ancient history
CultureFly
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Details
- Author
- Patricia Wilson
- Narrator
- Aoife McMahon, Caroline Lennon
- Duration
- 14 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9781785769344
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Genre
- Historical crime and mysteries, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Fiction: literary and general non-genre, Family saga / generational saga fiction, Folklore studies / Study of myth, Travel and holiday
Synopsis
She'll uncover the shocking secrets of her past in paradise . . . Sent away to convent school at the age of six, Irini McGuire has never really known her celebrated archaeologist mother, Bridget, who lives on the paradise island of Santorini. So, when Irini receives news that Bridget has been injured at a dig and is in coma she knows it is time to return to the island of her birth. Discovering her mother's notes, and driven by rumours that her mother's injury was no accident, Irini starts to reveal the dark secrets behind her family's separation.Can she unearth the truth about her parents and her past before it is too late?
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