The young Olanthi tries to survive in a society of contrasts, where cruelty stands next to compassion, laughter comes along with tears, and hatred nests beside love.
Carrying a past that even she is unaware of and with her only support being her friend Malamatena, she lives and hopes in a world full of woes. Numerous faces and lives intersect, creating a continuous sequence of narratives.
Each hero confesses his own story, as well as his own version that differentiates events, composing a novel that reflects an entire world living and acting in a time of deep moral crisis.
Alkyoni Papadaki, in her new novel, with awareness –almost relentless– but also with the wisdom of compassion, unfolds the heroes and their destiny like the thread of Ariadne to lead us –always– to a bright exit, reminding us encouragingly that the swallows will return.
