The Olive Tree

From the multi-million copy international bestseller Lucinda Riley

"It is said that anyone who comes to stay at 'Pandora' for the first time will fall in love . . ."

It has been twenty-four years since a young Helena spent a magical holiday in Cyprus, where she fell in love for the first time. When the now crumbling house, 'Pandora', is left to her by her godfather, she returns to spend the summer there with her family.

Yet, as soon as Helena arrives at 'Pandora', she knows that its idyllic beauty masks a web of secrets that she has kept from William, her husband, and Alex, her son. At the difficult age of thirteen, Alex is torn between protecting his beloved mother, and growing up. And equally, desperate to learn the truth about his real father...

When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, a chain of events is set in motion that threatens to make her past and present collide. Both Helena and Alex know that life will never be the same, once Pandora's secrets have been revealed . . .

PRAISE FOR LUCINDA RILEY

"Romantic fiction at its most captivating" Lancashire Evening Post

"Riley is talented ... will appeal to fans of historical fiction, Kate Morton, and Helen Bryan" Booklist

"Spellbinding storytelling" Choice Magazine

"Riley is quietly becoming a huge success story" Red Magazine