by Nadia Marks
‘There are good and bad people everywhere, Maroula,’ was his reply.
‘There is much danger in the city, Andreas. How could we marry our girl off to a good man when we don’t know anyone there? A patched-up shoe from your own village is better than a brand-new one from another.’ She would quote the old and much-used adage alluding to finding a good match from your familiars, close to home. ‘I’m happy here with the people I know,’ Maroula continued. ‘Where would I find a friend as good as Hatiche in the city?’
The two families lived side by side. Lambros and Orhan were the oldest siblings in their families and they were inseparable, like their mothers.
One Summer in Crete
Nadia Marks (née Kitromilides, which in Greek means ‘bitter lemons’) was born in Cyprus, but grew up in London. An ex-creative director and associate editor on a number of leading British women’s magazines, she is now a novelist and works as a freelance writer for several national and international publications. She has two sons and lives in North London with her partner Mike.
By Nadia Marks
Among the Lemon Trees
Secrets Under the Sun
Between the Orange Groves
One Summer in Crete
First published 2020 by Pan Books
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