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Harper
April 2014
On Sale: April 1, 2014
Featuring: Daphne
368 pages
ISBN: 0062267582
EAN: 9780062267580
Hardcover
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Contemporary
On a beautiful Greek island, myths, magic, and a colorful
cast of characters come together in When the Cypress
Whispers, Yvette Manessis Corporon’s lushly atmospheric
story about past and present, family and fate, love and
dreams that poignantly captures the deep bond between an
American woman and her Greek grandmother. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Daphne aspires to the
American Dream, yet feels as if she’s been sleepwalking
through life. Caught between her family’s old-world
traditions and the demands of a modern career, she cannot
seem to find her place. Only her beloved grandmother on Erikousa, a magical island
off the coast of Greece, knows her heart. Daphne’s fondest
memories are of times spent in the kitchen with Yia-yia,
cooking and learning about the ancient myths. It was the
thought of Yia-yia that consoled Daphne in the wake of her
husband’s unexpected death. After years of struggling to raise her child and pay the
bills, Daphne now has a successful restaurant, a growing
reputation as a chef, and a wealthy fiancé—everything she’s
ever wanted. But across the ocean, Yia-yia can see through
the storybook perfection of Daphne’s new life— and now she
is calling her back to Erikousa. She has secrets about the
past to share with her granddaughter— stories from the war,
of loyalty and bravery in the face of death. She also has
one last lesson to teach her: that security is not love, and
that her life can be filled with meaning again.
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