An island promise / Patricia Wilson.
By: Wilson, Patricia.
Publisher: London : Zaffre, 2023Description: 424 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781804181249 (pbk.) :; 1804181242 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Greece -- Fiction | General | General Fiction | Fiction & related items | Modern & contemporary fiction | Historical fiction | Travel & holiday | Corfu Island (Greece) -- FictionSummary: Patricia Wilson's sweeping historical romantic novel follows Daphne, a young, Jewish Greek artist as she hides during the Nazi occupation of Athens. In 2023, Daphne's granddaughter, Flora, an art restorer, is planning her 100th birthday, when Daphne tells Flora of a valuable piece of art which bought her freedom during the war. Realising she knows so little about her family history, Flora heads to Corfu to uncover the secrets of their past.Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult book | Chester Lane Library Novels | Available | 38055400022243 | ||||
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Patricia Wilson's sweeping historical romantic novel follows Daphne, a young, Jewish Greek artist as she hides during the Nazi occupation of Athens. In 2023, Daphne's granddaughter, Flora, an art restorer, is planning her 100th birthday, when Daphne tells Flora of a valuable piece of art which bought her freedom during the war. Realising she knows so little about her family history, Flora heads to Corfu to uncover the secrets of their past.