Ariadne operates a guest house on a Greek mountain village surrounded by magnificent forestland. One cold wintry night of below zero temperatures, Antonis, a stranger to her, saves her from a freezing lake. Later that night, as she recuperates in Antonis’s guest house, she starts to feel a deep connection to him, but, as he is married, she does not encourage the feeling. Soon, as one would expect, he leaves her life anew, as swiftly as he had appeared.
Years later, he appears at her guest house out of the blue, now divorced, and the same deep feeling of connection reemerges in Ariadne’s heart… This time, it seems the feeling is reciprocated, and Ariadne soon finds herself sharing her deep love for her part of the world with him. With the company of her beloved dog, who doesn’t need any encouragement to follow her into the woods, Ariadne takes Antonis down her favourite forest paths, and the beauty of nature renders him enchanted. Together, they eat juicy fruit from the trees, and then wander into other places in the forest, less wholesome ones that hide mortal danger in the shape of a roaming pack of wolves… Yet, it seems the wolves hold more nobility and higher values than the men who, without regard, enter the forest one day, about to change Ariadne’s life forever…
This highly dramatic romance will remain forever indelible on my mind, as well as the plethora of images of the forest… The descriptions took me there effortlessly, and I felt like I was walking beside Ariadne and Antonis. I saw the fervour in their eyes as their gazes met, I felt the cool of the river waters and of the shade provided by the dense foliage overhead. With every step these fully fledged characters made, I heard the soft cracking of twigs underfoot as I mentally followed. And, all the while, the forest seemed to come alive for me, and it felt like a character too, having a consciousness and a purpose of its own.
All in all, this book was a magical experience and I urge you to try it. You will thank yourselves for giving this book a try. I believe that, upon reading this book, your heart will forever stay in part in that forest, and you’ll want to visit the forestland of mainland Greece, high up in the mountains, for real. I know this book made me want to explore this part of my country more. Well done, Kostas Krommydas, for another riveting, heartrending read!
My rating:
5 stars
Heart-rending romance and a forest of astounding beauty
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