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  • Location: Greece, Kardamyli

Beneath the Orange Blossom

Beneath the Orange Blossom

Why a Booktrail?

2025: A lost love. A devastating secret. And a summer that could change everything…

  • ISBN: 978-0008763152
  • Genre: Fiction, Mystery

What you need to know before your trail

Two years on from her husband’s death, dressmaker Ellen is learning how to live again and put memories of a difficult marriage behind her.

However, never far from her mind is another memory: Alexandros, her first love from the summer she turned eighteen.

The moment she’d arrived in his hometown of Kardamyli in Greece, Ellen had been intoxicated by the scent of orange blossom in the air, the days of endless sunshine and sparkling azure waters – but most of all by Alexandros himself. They were meant to be, until a devastating secret forced Ellen to leave and never look back…

But now, when her best friend suggests they recreate their teenage summer in Greece, Ellen knows it’s time to confront her past. Will Greece give her the freedom – and happiness – she desperately craves? And there, amidst the lush olive groves, could she rediscover the love she thought she’d lost forever?

Travel Guide

Kardamyli

What a gorgeous Greek village! The author mentions that she planted some orange trees (figuratively) in the book but there are plenty of gorgeous trees around the region in real life.

The little village of Kardamyli is a short ride from Kalamata – and its reachable by a pretty hairy mountain ride it would seem!

It is well known for  its rugged coastline, crystalline waters, and centuries-old stone architecture and all is lovingly evoked in this novel!

 

BookTrail Boarding Pass: Beneath the Orange Blossom

Destination/location: Kardamyli, Greece   Author/guide: Emma Cowell  Departure Time: 1988, 2025

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