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The Olive Tree
- Author
- Lucinda Riley
- Narrator
- Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 4 August 2022
- Run Time
- 13 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Romantic suspense, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
Read by the author and her son, Harry Whittaker.
The Olive Tree is a sun-soaked story of family secrets and an unforgettable summer in Cyprus, from Lucinda Riley, international bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.
A magical house. A momentous summer . . .
As a young woman, Helena spent a magical holiday at Pandora, a beautiful house in Cyprus – and fell in love for the first time. Now, twenty-four years later and following the loss of her godfather, she has inherited Pandora. And, though it is a crumbling shadow of its former self, Helena returns with her family to spend the summer there.
When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, her past threatens to collide with her present. She knows that the idyllic beauty of Pandora masks a web of secrets that she has kept from her husband and thirteen-year-old son. And that, once its secrets have been revealed, their lives will never be the same . . .
'It will whisk you away to the glorious sunshine of Cyprus' – Daily Express
This title has been published outside the UK under the title Helena's Secret.
Critics Review
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It will whisk you away to the glorious sunshine of Cyprus . . . refreshingly different
Daily Express
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A dazzling contemporary novel . . . Brimming with the colour, atmosphere and sultry heat of beautiful Cyprus, this is a gripping story about family relationships across all generations, the ties that bind us with sometimes invisible cords and the complex nature of 'family' in the modern world . . . Riley writes with both insight and empathy . . . a stunning tale of our times from a master storyteller
Lancashire Evening Post
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A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance
Daily Mail, on The Seven Sisters
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A masterclass in beautiful writing
The Sun, on The Sun Sister
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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Details
- Author
- Lucinda Riley
- Narrator
- Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley
- Duration
- 13 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 4 August 2022
- ISBN
- 9781035000067
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Modern and Contemporary romance, Family life fiction / Stories about family, Romantic suspense, Narrative theme: sense of place
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Read by the author and her son, Harry Whittaker.The Olive Tree is a sun-soaked story of family secrets and an unforgettable summer in Cyprus, from Lucinda Riley, international bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.A magical house. A momentous summer . . . As a young woman, Helena spent a magical holiday at Pandora, a beautiful house in Cyprus – and fell in love for the first time. Now, twenty-four years later and following the loss of her godfather, she has inherited Pandora. And, though it is a crumbling shadow of its former self, Helena returns with her family to spend the summer there.When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, her past threatens to collide with her present. She knows that the idyllic beauty of Pandora masks a web of secrets that she has kept from her husband and thirteen-year-old son. And that, once its secrets have been revealed, their lives will never be the same . . .'It will whisk you away to the glorious sunshine of Cyprus' – Daily ExpressThis title has been published outside the UK under the title Helena's Secret.
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