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The Olive Tree

A gripping story of secrets and love under the Cyprus sun from the bestselling author of The Seven Sisters series

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The Olive Tree

By: Lucinda Riley
Narrated by: Harry Whittaker, Lucinda Riley
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Read by the author and her son, Harry Whittaker.

The Olive Tree is a sun-soaked story of family secrets and an unforgettable summer in Cyprus, from Lucinda Riley, international bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.

A magical house. A momentous summer . . .

As a young woman, Helena spent a magical holiday at Pandora, a beautiful house in Cyprus – and fell in love for the first time. Now, twenty-four years later and following the loss of her godfather, she has inherited Pandora. And, though it is a crumbling shadow of its former self, Helena returns with her family to spend the summer there.

When, by chance, Helena meets her childhood sweetheart, her past threatens to collide with her present. She knows that the idyllic beauty of Pandora masks a web of secrets that she has kept from her husband and thirteen-year-old son. And that, once its secrets have been revealed, their lives will never be the same . . .

'It will whisk you away to the glorious sunshine of Cyprus' – Daily Express

This title has been published outside the UK under the title Helena's Secret.

 Contemporary Family Life Genre Fiction Holidays Women's Fiction

Critic Reviews

It will whisk you away to the glorious sunshine of Cyprus . . . refreshingly different (Veronica Henry)
A dazzling contemporary novel . . . Brimming with the colour, atmosphere and sultry heat of beautiful Cyprus, this is a gripping story about family relationships across all generations, the ties that bind us with sometimes invisible cords and the complex nature of 'family' in the modern world . . . Riley writes with both insight and empathy . . . a stunning tale of our times from a master storyteller
A brilliant page-turner just soaked in glamour and romance (Daily Mail, on The Seven Sisters)
A masterclass in beautiful writing (The Sun, on The Sun Sister)
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Love Lucinda’s books but the male narration on this was not an easy listen unfortunately

Terrible Narration

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I regularly had a smile on my face listening to this. Wonderful characters. Thoroughly enjoyable.

Delightful

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Wonderful to hear a book read by its author and living up to every expectation. Such complexity in the plot which is a hallmark of every Lucinda Riley book. A sad loss that there will be no more.

Mesmerising

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I was extremely disappointed when I had realised that Lucinda printed this story twice under a different title.
I had bought both.
But the story was great and I loved every bit of this book

The olive tree

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Storyline good as usual, masterful however, the narration is dreadful. Both Lucinda AND especially the male voice. It was difficult to listen to.

Lucinda Disappointed

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