Book description
It is July 1974 and on a bright, sunny morning, the Turkish army has
invaded the town of Kyrenia in Cyprus. For many people, this means an
end to life as they know it. But for some, it is a chance to begin
living again. Everyone has always talked about Koki. They never believed
she was her fathers daughter and her mother died too soon to quiet their
wagging tongues. And when she became pregnant and there was no sign of a
husband, her fate was sealed. So she lives outside the town and hides
from her neighbours eyes. But, held captive with the very women who have
made her life so lonely, Koki is finally able to tell them the truth. To
talk of the Turkish shoe-maker who came to the town and took her heart
away with him when he left. And how she has longed for him all these
years. Meanwhile, Adem Berker finds himself back in Kyrenia, his former
home, now as a member of the invading force. Here he left everything he
ever wanted and, by cover of darkness, risking his life, he is searching
every house, every cafe, every old pathway, for just a glimpse of the
only woman he has ever loved. And in London, Richard hears of the
invasion and his memories of Cyprus come flooding back. Memories of his
life as a pilot, the parties, the music and, most vividly, a woman, a
child and a secret it is becoming all too hard to keep. It is July
1974 and on a bright, sunny morning, the Turkish army has invaded the
town of Kyrenia in Cyprus. For many people, this means an end to life as
they know it. But for some, it is a chance to begin living again.
Everyone has always talked about Koki. They never believed she was her
fathers daughter and her mother died too soon to quiet their wagging
tongues. And when she became pregnant and there was no sign of a
husband, her fate was sealed. So she lives outside the town and hides
from her neighbours eyes. But, held captive with the very women who have
made her life so lonely, Koki is finally able to tell them the truth. To
talk of the Turkish shoe-maker who came to the town and took her heart
away with him when he left. And how she has longed for him all these
years. Meanwhile, Adem Berker finds himself back in Kyrenia, his former
home, now as a member of the invading force. Here he left everything he
ever wanted and, by cover of darkness, risking his life, he is searching
every house, every cafe, every old pathway, for just a glimpse of the
only woman he has ever loved. And in London, Richard hears of the
invasion and his memories of Cyprus come flooding back. Memories of his
life as a pilot, the parties, the music and, most vividly, a woman, a
child and a secret it is becoming all too hard to keep.
