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1954, 1988: The end of a love affair has unexpected consequences.
One Night Beneath the Lemon Trees
What you need to know before your trail
Cyprus, 1954. One sultry summer night, a young woman abruptly ends a love affair. It’s an impulsive act of revenge but it’s one that will reverberate through the lives of everyone involved.
Finsbury Park, London, 1988. Evgenia has just been given the news that nobody wants to hear. She’s dying, but there’s still time to put things right before she passes away. Her best friend, Emiliana, is burdened with a secret that she’s kept for far too long. It’s time to confess to her son but he is searching for closure of his own. Around the corner, Melina is lost. Her father has just died of a broken heart and it’s all because of her.
Travel Guide
Cyprus and London
Cyprus only appears fleetingly in the novel and it’s there in the background for flashbacks for certain characters. it is vitally important however, and we begin to see the changing face of war and how it has affected those who we meet years later.
London
This is clearly the main setting of the novel for the family. Finsbury Park and Burleigh Street are two key areas and Soho where one character spends most of her time. You really get a sense of teh city as a welcoming yet strange place to live. Especially if you are of another heritage and might find the cultural and societal differences great.
This is a famly of Cypriot heritage and who are experiencing a whole host of problems.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: One Night Beneath the Lemon Trees
Destination/location: Cyprus, London Author/guide: Mary Karras Departure Time: 1954, 1988
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