The Noontide Sun
The Noontide Sun by Deirdre Chapman, published by Mad Pomegranate on April 25, 2014, is a literary thriller set against the backdrop of an Aegean island in summer. The narrative begins with a driver who stops in a garden to take a phone call, inadvertently drawing Anna into a web of intrigue when she overhears a chilling order to kill. As she navigates through a series of events and encounters, Anna’s journey takes her across various islands, intertwining her present with her deep past.
Readers will find a rich depiction of contemporary Greek island life, as the story unfolds through themes of mystery and personal history. The book explores Anna’s transformation as she confronts rogue icons and wayward antiquities, ultimately leading her back to the origins of her own story. With 402 pages, this edition offers an immersive experience into the complexities of human relationships and the shadows of the past, all while maintaining a tense atmosphere throughout.
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An Aegean island in summer. A driver pulls into a garden to answer his phone. Hidden among the olive trees Anna is listening as a slightly familiar voice delivers an order to kill. Shelving her pursuit of the Greek idyll she is drawn into a sequence of events and encounters which lead her, by way of rogue icons and wayward antiquities, to other islands, before returning her to her own deep past on this one, the start, and still the source, of everything. Rich in the atmosphere of contemporary Greek island life, Deirdre Chapman’s tense literary thriller is a must read this summer.
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