The Islander's Daughter
When Trisha receives a mysterious letter to her Liverpool home, it opens a decades’ old mystery, drawing her back into her family’s forgotten past, the horrors of war, and a small island off the coast of Greece…
Eighty years earlier, on the island of Milos, Dora is dreaming of a better life, free from the oppression of the occupying army and, closer to home, the brutal rule of her father, an infamous horse breeder.
Then a German cargo ship is bombed in the harbour, killing dozens of the men on board. The islanders trawl the waters for spoilage from the wreckage – finding among the debris a badly injured man, who may just hold the awful truth about what happened.
Dora soon finds this man under her care, and it changes her life forever, introducing her to the possibility of love and freedom for the first time… But Dora cannot know, as she nurses the stranger back to health, that her actions will have devastating consequences for her beloved island. Consequences that will last for generations…
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Author Bio –
Born on the Wirral, Patricia Wilson is the author of emotional, escapist historical fiction set in the Greek Islands, including the Sunday Times bestseller Villa of Secrets. She has had seven bestsellers, and her books have been published worldwide and in thirteen languages. She is dyslexic, and fell in love with writing thanks to modern technology.
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My review
I love history almost as much as I love Greece, so this book ticked two important boxes for me. Set on the island of Milos during the Occupation we learn about Dora's life at the hands of her father. She can either do her duty and marry the man her father has chosen for her or risk everything and follow her heart. Either choice will have severe repercussions, not just for Dora but for the inhabitants of the island.
This is not a dual timeline as such, since the contemporary action is only at the beginning and end of the book, which means the historical aspect is uninterrupted. I would, however, have liked to know more about Trisha, as to be honest, I was so engrossed in the historical story that by the end I had almost forgotten who she was.
An engaging read, perfect for lovers of history and of Greece.
