One Night Beneath the Lemon Trees

A young woman ends a love affair on a sultry summer night, which reverberates through the lives of everyone involved. Evgenia has just been given the news that she is dying, and her best friend Emiliana is burdened with a secret. Melina is lost, but the truth of what really happened that night can mend the broken parts of their lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 352 pages
Publication date: 03 August 2023
Publisher: John Murray Press

Wise, compelling, and beautiful, Charlie Carroll's The Lip Cyprus, 1954, is a story that will resonate with readers long after the last page is turned. Set on a sultry summer night, the novel follows a young woman who abruptly ends a love affair as an impulsive act of revenge, but it has far-reaching consequences that will affect the lives of everyone involved.

Fast forward to Finsbury Park, London, 1988, where Evgenia has just received the devastating news that she is dying. However, she still has a chance to make things right before it's too late. Her best friend, Emiliana, is burdened with a secret that she has kept for far too long. It's time to confess to her son, but he is searching for closure of his own. Meanwhile, Melina is lost in her grief after her father's sudden death from a broken heart.

Beneath the surface of lies, grief, and family secrets, however, lies a truth that has the power to mend the broken parts of all their lives. The truth of what really happened that fateful night beneath the lemon trees.

Carroll's writing is masterful, with vivid descriptions that bring the characters and their emotions to life. The Lip Cyprus is a testament to his talent as a storyteller, and it will leave readers feeling inspired, uplifted, and profoundly touched.

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 163 x 245 x 38 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529345605