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 Cretan 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.
Spinalonga …. the name sends shivers down my spine… This novel had too many characters and the scope of the four generations actually detracted from the main story of Eleni on the leper colony.