An intricate, gripping tale of leprosy, love and lies.
There is so much detail entwined within this book but it was easy to keep up with the amount of characters and branches of story due to how well it has been written.
Hislop has clearly researched her subject well and offers a brilliant insight into leprosy and Spinalonga by building an unique plot around it.
The main story revolves around Alexis, a young women setting off on a journey to Greece to discover the hidden secrets of her family's past. She travels to Crete where she meets, Fotina, her mothers, aunties best friend who is the only one alive to tell the tale. We hear of the tragedies that leprosy caused, what life was like behind the gates of Spinalonga and the strength of their country during the war.
The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars was because I felt that although the ending was a twist I didn't see coming, it was too rushed compared the start and middle of the book and I was slightly disappointed. I was enjoying it so much and it suddenly came to a halt.
Overall it's a novel that will stay with me for a long time.
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