From the acclaimed author of Four Hundred and Forty Steps to the Sea and Under a Sardinian Sky comes a lyrical new novel set against a stunning Italian backdrop

The perfect summer read for fans of Santa Montefiore, Victoria Hislop and Dinah Jeffries

The arrival of a letter delayed by 33 years sparks off a quest that leads both on a nostalgic journey back to the 1980s and right to the heart of France today.

“Family secrets and a transportive Italian setting keep the reader thoroughly immersed, making for a satisfying story of one woman’s coming-of-age.” —Pu

This is the first study which brings together the references to ancient Greek myths (154 episodes) in medieval Armenian literature. The main source for such sto