Thus came into the world Helen Stamiri. On the fifth day of August in 1930. At the same moment on the other side of the Atlantic, Neil Armstrong was being born, and thirty-nine years later he would become the first person to set foot on the moon. But Leni Stamiri was only concerned with being grounded. This was the world she understood, this was the world she loved, this was what gave her strength and determination.

And whatever Leni loved, she loved passionately. She knew no other way and was not interested in learning. The story of the Stamiris and the Vasilakis – whose hatred and vendetta that erupted between them shook Diaphani, a quiet village in Thessaly – unfolds within the pages of this book, taking us back in time, to where it all began. To the birth of Helen.

Through her own life, we witness the course of fateful events that brought the two families face to face. The story before the 'A Gries Melisses' of the famous television series by Petros Kalkovalis and Melina Tsambani, which captivated millions of viewers, leads the reader to the unknown sides of both families. And to secrets that even the protagonists of this vendetta will never learn.