"Olivia Giorgiadis has left her English roots far behind to find refuge on the tiny island of Halemni. She is married to a Greek man, mother to two small sons. As the turquoise of summer dissolves into the cool of autumn, so the rhythm of island life goes on unchanged.
Until this year. An earthquake ravages the Turkish coast, sending a tidal wave to envelop the island. Its force devastates Halemni, tearing apart the fabric of the small community.
In the aftermath a stranger appears, Kitty, an Englishwoman, is alone and without possessions. She accepts Olivia's offer of shelter in the potter's house. The harsh beauty of the rocky island, its landscape steeped in the pungent scent of thyme, proves seductive to the mysterious visitor. But Kitty guards her past as preciously as Olivia protects her young family.
Then the arrival of Olivia's brother threatens the fragile equilibrium. Olivia feels stirrings of threat, while Kitty yearns for the happiness Olivia takes for granted. But that life can never be hers...Must the past always determine the future?"
Until this year. An earthquake ravages the Turkish coast, sending a tidal wave to envelop the island. Its force devastates Halemni, tearing apart the fabric of the small community.
In the aftermath a stranger appears, Kitty, an Englishwoman, is alone and without possessions. She accepts Olivia's offer of shelter in the potter's house. The harsh beauty of the rocky island, its landscape steeped in the pungent scent of thyme, proves seductive to the mysterious visitor. But Kitty guards her past as preciously as Olivia protects her young family.
Then the arrival of Olivia's brother threatens the fragile equilibrium. Olivia feels stirrings of threat, while Kitty yearns for the happiness Olivia takes for granted. But that life can never be hers...Must the past always determine the future?"
