A man and a tree.

Mr. Nikos and his orange tree. His greatest love, his weakness. He cares for it, caresses it, talks to it. The neighbors laugh with him. Everyone, except for little Ariadne, who goes to visit him. She picks a twig from his tree and he gifts it to her. Oh, how the blossom smells! It is a magical scent that has the power to transport them back in time.

Back to when the sea-kissed city of lemons and oranges was bustling with life. Back to when it had not yet transformed into a ghost town...

A unique book that takes the reader on a journey to Cyprus and “guides” them through the beautiful city of Famagusta before the tragic events of 1974. The author, through a story filled with light, tenderness, and nostalgia, indirectly refers –as befits the age group the book targets– to the drama of the Turkish invasion, highlighting the beauty that was lost, the light that turned to darkness, a city rich in culture and creative people that became a "ghost" town.