The Echoes of Love
English
By (author): Jenny Ashcroft
A big, beautiful, epic tale of war, heartache, betrayal, courage and most of all, love. I cant remember the last time I was so transported by a book . . . I cant recommend The Echoes of Love more highly. This story is a classic of our time Louise Douglas, The Room in the Attic
A magnificent, sweeping tale that I haven't stopped thinking about since I turned the last beautiful page. The writing is incredible, the characters leap from the page . . . Unforgettable Amanda Geard, The Midnight House
With the historical authenticity of Sebastian Faulks, the perfectly observed family relationships of Santa Montefiore, and the gut-wrenching twist of Jojo Moyes, The Echoes of Love is epic, enthralling and deeply emotional Iona Grey, Letters to the Lost
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Under the Cretan sun, in the summer of 1936, two young people fall in love
Eleni has been coming to Crete her entire life, swapping her English home for cherished sun-baked summers with her grandfather in his idyllic shoreside villa. When she arrives in 1936, she believes the long, hot weeks ahead will be no different to so many that have gone before.
But someone else is visiting the island that year too: a young German man called Otto. And so begins a summer of innocence lost, and love discovered; one that is finite, but not the end.
When, in 1941, the island falls to a Nazi invasion, Eleni and Otto meet there once more. But this time Eleni has returned to fight for her home, and Otto to occupy it. They are enemies, and their love is not only treacherous, but also dangerous. But will it destroy them, or prove strong enough to overcome the ravages of war?
An epic tale of secrets, love, loyalty, family and how far youd go to keep those you love safe, The Echoes of Love is an exquisite and deeply moving love letter to Crete one that will move every reader to tears.
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What a beautiful novel. So romantic, so epic, so tear-jerking Lorna Cook,The Forgotten Village
I was completely spellbound. A beautiful, poignant love story with a clever twist, all set against the backdrop of war-torn Crete. Its the best book Ive read this year Kathleen McGurl, The Forgotten Secret
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