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1900s, 2000s: Under a Cypriot sky lies a forbidden love . . .
Between the Orange Groves
What you need to know before your trail
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?
Travel Guide
Travel to Cyprus with Nadia Marks
The novel looks at the years of tumultuous events on the small island of Cyprus and the consequences of what happens to the people who live on the two sides of the island divide.
There is a short timeline of events in the book which is useful:
1878: The UK received the island from the Ottoman Empire as protectorate.
1914: The protectorate is lost when war breaks out. 1923: Turkey, a new republic, recognises Cyprus as a British protectorate gain but Cyprus wants out. The years between 1931 and 1940 were some of the toughest of the country’s history as the colonial government of the time imposed a number of suppressive measures. From 1948 there have been calls to unite the island with Greece. The island is split between Turkey and Greece and this has caused problems for years, and who surfers the most? The people who live on the island.
1974: Turkey invaded Cyprus.Nowadays, the south of the island is under the control of the Cypriot government, now part of the EU and recognised internationally. The northern part of the island is controlled by Northern Cyprus government, recognised only by Turkey.
Booktrailer Review
A story to really show how politics and small minded people can affect the way people live together. The island of Cyprus has been divided in more ways than one for many years now – the intolerance and tolerance between the Greeks and Turks is a common, yet sad theme. In this novel, you get to see how this affects the people caught up in the furore and the sadness of how politics can ruin people’s lives.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Between the Orange Groves
Destination: Cyprus Author/guide: Nadia Marks Departure Time: 1900s, 2000s
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