Truth and Lies
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The words were spoken so softly that they were barely audible and I noticed how breathless she became with the effort. She had raised herself up slightly, resting upon her elbow, looking directly at me, steadfast and intent, as though this feat in itself signified the importance of what she was about to impart. I reasoned with her to lay back once more and rest. Whatever it was could wait for another time, I reassured her, concerned to see her suffering. But my words fell upon deaf ears.
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About the Book
The whole of her young life has been built upon one enormous lie. When her English mother lies dying in late 1966, part of the truth is revealed and Ellen's whole world is turned upside down. Desperate to unravel the whole truth, Ellen embarks upon a personal journey which takes her to Greece and to the small mountain town of Kalavrita, scene of a horrific World War II atrocity.
What part did her birth mother play in the Greek wartime Resistance movement? Who was her birth father and what was his fate?
Gradually truths are revealed but things are not always as they appear. How many more lies will Ellen expose in her search to establish the truth about certain wartime events? And what will be the eventual outcome?
About the Author
Vivienne Stokes was born in 1948 in London and grew up in Ruislip Middlesex. She studied with the Open University and Trinity College London and obtained a Masters Degree in Applied Linguistics from Surrey University. After spending four years in Greece teaching English, Vivienne returned to England, teaching in colleges and primary schools. Now retired, Vivienne lives in Leicestershire with her daughter and two cats. She has a son who is married and lives and works in Thailand.