Aphrodites Island, Hilary Green
Aphrodites Island, Hilary Green
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Aphrodite's Island

Author: Hilary Green

Narrator: Ana Clements

Unabridged: 7 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/29/2022


Synopsis

One letter can change your whole life.Cressida thought she knew her family’s history, but when she finds a box of old love letters, it makes her question everything.Cyprus, 1955.Seventeen-year-old Ariadne is in love with young British National Serviceman, Stephen Allenby. But her family are deeply involved with an organization campaigning for a union with Greece, and do not approve.And they’re not the only ones.It’s only a matter of time before Stephen is sent back to England, leaving Ariadne pregnant and alone. Stephen does his best to move on with his life. He marries Laura and has a baby girl called Cressida, but it’s not long before the cracks start to show and his marriage falls apart …Cyprus, 1998.Forty-three years later, Cressida goes to Cyprus to recover from the double trauma of her mother’s death and the desertion of her boyfriend. She wants to find out why her father disappeared from her life when she was six, and she’s convinced the island holds the answers.The chance discovery of a box of love letters written in Greek to her father leads Cressida on a quest for the truth. Who wrote those letters? And are they somehow linked to her father’s disappearance?Her search for answers leads her on a heartbreaking journey of love, loss, and discovery.

About Hilary Green

Hilary Green is a trained actress and spent many years teaching drama and running a youth theater company. She is the author of Now is the Hour, Operation Kingfisher, and We’ll Meet Again, and is the winner of the Kythira short story prize for The Conquerors.

About Ana Clements

Ana Clements is a trained singer and now a full-time voice actor. She narrates audiobooks as well as e-learning and corporate video in both English and Spanish.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Janine

From the beginning this felt so fast and rushed.. then there was such a high and then the low was just quick and lingering .. was a good read,beautifully written and the vivid scenery in my thoughts are still here. Cypress sounded so grand and welcoming. I felt like some of the characters didn’t get......more

An excellent read A good opening section, about history that I was involved with as a soldier during the invasion by the Turks. Then the story took off in several directions, keeping you guessing at the next twist. It is difficult to get that super ending after such a superbly written book. It was ti......more

Goodreads review by Sue

Oh my goodness, I will never forget this book. Having lived in Cyprus for 3 years (2000-3) and knowing its history of troubled times this book was so emotive. Well done Hilary Green. I will be recommending it to many. 👍 A map of the island would have been a good addition for those not familiar with t......more