The Olive Tree – Lucinda Riley

Twenty-four years ago, Helena spent a magical summer at Pandora, a charming estate in Cyprus, where she experienced her first love. Now, inheriting the crumbling house from her godfather, Helena returns to Pandora with her family to spend the summer. But the idyllic Mediterranean backdrop quickly becomes a cauldron of long-buried secrets.

When Helena bumps into Alexis, her first love, a cascade of events is set in motion that threatens to shatter her family's peace and reveal the true parentage of her eldest son. As past and present collide beneath the shade of the olive trees, Helena must confront the choices that shaped her life to protect the future of those she loves.

Loved for its lush, evocative setting in Cyprus, complex multi-generational family dynamics, and atmospheric storytelling. Highly recommended across women's fiction and family saga readers for its emotional secrets, nostalgic romance, and rich character depth.

Essential for fans of Lucinda Riley's The Seven Sisters, Santa Montefiore's The Secrets of the Lighthouse, Rosanna Ley's The Villa, or Victoria Hislop's The Island.

A paperback (2016) in Good condition — light cover/spine wear, solid binding, clean interior pages.