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A Stranger in Corfu
What you need to know before your trail
On the Greek island of Vidos the past lingers like salt in the air. The inhabitants – former members of MI6 – are sent here to be forgotten. Exiled. Either too damaged or too compromised to be allowed to live freely.
For years, residents make the best of their fate – old enemies reconcile, long-lost friends swim together in the warm sea and estranged lovers share a bed once more. But secrets bind tightly. And when one of their own washes up dead, alliances fracture and a tide of suspicion begins to rise.
Travel Guide
Vido and Corfu
During the First World War, Corfu served as an island hospital and quarantine for sick Serbian soldiers following the epic retreat of the Serbian army and part of the civilian population through Montenegro and Albania in 1915, after the Austro-German-Bulgarian invasion of Serbia
While the main camps of the recuperating army were on Corfu itself, the sick and near-dying, mostly soldiers, were treated on Vido to prevent epidemics.
Due to the small area of the island and its rocky soil, it soon became necessary to bury the dead at sea Over 5,000 people were buried at sea near the island of Vido.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: A Stranger in Corfu
Destination/location: Corfu, Vido Author/guide: Alex Preston Departure Time: 1993
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