On Saturday, September 9, 1922, the victorious Turkish cavalry forces entered Smyrna, the wealthiest and most cosmopolitan city of the Ottoman Empire. What happened over the next two weeks ranks among some of the most shocking human dramas of the twentieth century. Nearly two million people found themselves embroiled in a disaster of truly epic proportions. PARADISE LOST is narrated with the storytelling prowess that has established Giles Milton as a bestselling historian. The narrative unfolds through the memories of survivors, many of whom have been diagnosed for the first time, and the testimonies of those trapped in one of the greatest disasters of the modern era.