On a Distant Shore

After the shocking death of her parents in a tiny Cornish village, nine-year-old Laura Tempest is taken to stay with her wealthy grandparents on the beautiful Greek Island of Poros. But life is far from idyllic on this sundrenched, cosmopolitan island. Local business woman, Eva Barzini, believes her family's land was unlawfully taken by the Tempests and is intent on retribution. Also, a hidden family secret makes Laura's grandmother indifferent to the child's suffering.Left alone to...
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After the shocking death of her parents in a tiny Cornish village, nine-year-old Laura Tempest is taken to stay with her wealthy grandparents on the beautiful Greek Island of Poros. But life is far from idyllic on this sundrenched, cosmopolitan island. Local business woman, Eva Barzini, believes her family's land was unlawfully taken by the Tempests and is intent on retribution. Also, a hidden family secret makes Laura's grandmother indifferent to the child's suffering.Left alone to deal with her grief, Laura befriends Yiannis Kiassos, her grandparents' young handyman, himself struggling with his own misfortunes. This tender friendship would transform each other's lives, enduring years of separation, as Laura completes her education back in Cornwall. Now a young woman, full of dreams of a future with him, Laura returns to Poros, but when Eva's slanderous lies cause her to question Yiannis's integrity, and secrets within her own family begin to emerge, suddenly no one is who they seem to be. From the picturesque Peloponnese to the wild, romantic Cornish coast, "On a Distant Shore" is an enduring love story, full of secrets, heartbreak and intrigue.