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A love that defied a war. A choice that defined a lifetime…
Athens, 1944. As Greece fractures beneath the weight of war, Eva, the privileged daughter of a wealthy factory owner, falls in love with a radical left-wing journalist. She’s pulled into the heart of the conflict, but when the escalating political violence threatens her family, she’s forced to make an agonising decision.
Edinburgh, 2008. After failed IVF attempts and the sudden loss of her beloved grandmother, Mari’s long-term relationship collapses. But Eva has left her an unexpected inheritance—a secluded villa on Skiathos. Drawn to the house, she discovers a collection of cassette tapes, each holding a piece of her grandmother’s devastating past. As she listens, Mari must confront the heavy legacy of Eva’s testimony…
And decide if the truth can finally set them both free
The Lost Daughters is a sweeping new standalone novel that brings the Greek Civil War, one of Europe’s most devastating and least-told conflicts, vividly to life through the eyes of the women it scarred forever. From Dougie McHale, author of The Hellenic Collection.
In a past life, Dougie McHale has been a dockyard worker, student, and musician. Writing has always been in his blood and bone. He draws inspiration from his love of Edinburgh and Greece. Their people and histories have all found their way into the books he writes. Dougie is the author of several novels of both Contemporary Women's Fiction and Second World War Fiction. His novels are rich with characters that face impossible choices, extraordinary circumstances and the power of secrets told through ordinary people reacting to the ups and downs of the human condition and the complexity of the heart. Dougie lives with his wife, daughter and forever hungry golden retriever in an intermittent empty nest as his son comes and goes.
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