The Island

ThePetrakisfamilylivesinthesmallGreekseasidevillageofPlaka.JustoffthecoastisthetinyislandofSpinalonga,wherethenation'slepercolonyoncewaslocated—aplacethathashauntedfourgenerationsofPetrakiswomen.There'sEleni,rippedfromherhusbandandtwoyoungdaughtersandsenttoSpinalongain1939,andherdaughtersMaria,findingjoyintheeverydayasshedutifullycaresforherfather,andAnna,awildchildhungryforpassionandalifeanywherebutPlaka.Andfinallythere'sAlexis,Eleni'sgreat-granddaughter,visitingmodern-dayGreecetounlockherfamily'spast.ArichlyenchantingnoveloflivesandlovesunfoldingagainstthebackdropoftheMediterraneanduringWorldWarII,TheIslandisanenthrallingstoryofdreamsanddesires,ofsecretsdesperatelyhidden,andofleprosy'stouchonanunforgettablefamily.