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2000s: A funeral is the perfect time for secrets to reveal themselves…
Secrets Under the Sun
What you need to know before your trail
On the island of Cyprus, in the small seaside town of Larnaka, three childhood friends have reunited for the funeral of Katerina, the much-loved old woman who had a profound effect on their lives.
Eleni, Marianna and Adonis grew up together, as close as siblings. Although from humble beginnings – a housemaid from the age of thirteen – Katerina’s love, wisdom and guidance helped shape them all.
Her loss leaves the friends bereft, but the funeral is not just a time to mourn and remember. Adonis’s mother decides that with Katerina’s death comes the time to share the family’s secrets and answer the riddles of their childhood. A story of deception, forbidden love and undying loyalty unravels. What she reveals will change everything . .
Locations
Reset- Greece - Cyprus - Lanarka
- A: Larnaca Bay
- B: Church of Saint Lazarus
- C: Medieval Fort
- D: Larnaca Salt Lake
Travel Guide
Lanarka
Lanarka in 2010 was very different from the Lanarka of her youth, she thought, but in some respects it was getting better. At last, there were signs that some of the old buildings left to ruin were being renovated. There had been a time before she left when it seemed anything with character and history had to be replaced by oversized concrete mediocrity. She was thankful that St Lazarus’s bell tower was still soaring above all the buildings that surrounded it in the square.
St Lazarus Church
“St Lazarus, need after the patron saint of Lanarka, was no longer than an average church, yet once inside, the magnificence of the iconostasis, chandeliers and frescoes left you in no doubt of its importance Christ’s friend had apparently fled to Cyprus for safety after his resurrection, and was ordained by St Paul as the first bishop of the island, he lived there for ht rest of his life. Now deep in the catacombs of the church stands a sarcophagus bearing the inscription The friend of Jesus, in which the saint’s holy relics are believed to be stored.”
Streetview Maps
B) Cyprus - Lanarca - The Church
D) Cyprus - Lanarca - Medieval Fort
Booktrail Boarding Pass: Secrets Under the Sun
Destination : Lanarka Author/Guide: Nadia Marks Departure Time: 2000s
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