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Ελένη Δαρζέντα

Author: Lena Manta

Nominated for the Skroutz Book Awards 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Happy birthday, Eleni, and many happy returns…” The candles on the cake seemed too numerous. That cursed poem by Cavafy came

Nominated for the Skroutz Book Awards 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Happy birthday, Eleni, and many happy returns…” The candles on the cake seemed too numerous. That cursed poem by Cavafy came to mind…… Ahead I gaze at my lit candles. I do not want to turn around, lest I see and shudder at how quickly the dark line lengthens, how quickly

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  • Release 07/05/2026
  • Pages Pages 448
  • Cover Cover Soft
  • Publisher Publisher PSychogios
Genre: Social
17 90 €
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  • I’ll start with the difficult part: the first half really tired me out. So much so that at one point I wondered whether it was worth continuing.
    The story takes a long time to find its rhythm, while the repetition of familiar situations and patterns makes the reading almost monotonous in places. And somewhere along the way I felt as if I were rereading a story I had encountered before, with different characters and a different setting.
    Fortunately, the second half is much better. The narrative picks up pace, the story draws you in, and from a certain point on, the book reads in one breath.
    And the ending? Better than I expected. Perhaps even better than the first half had allowed me to hope.
    In the end, an easy-to-read summer book, suited to relaxed hours, but one that does not leave any particular mark behind.
    And here lies perhaps my biggest objection: the repetition of the same patterns starts to become predictable and tiring. When an author has already proven that they know how to hold the reader’s attention, I would like each new book to offer me something new as well.
    I finished it in a better mood than I was in when I started it. But I’m not sure I’ll remember it for long.

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  • I’ll start with the difficult part: the first half really tired me out. So much so that at one point I wondered whether it was worth continuing.
    The story takes a long time to find its rhythm, while the repetition of familiar situations and patterns makes the reading almost monotonous in places. And somewhere along the way I felt as if I were rereading a story I had encountered before, with different characters and a different setting.
    Fortunately, the second half is much better. The narrative picks up pace, the story draws you in, and from a certain point on, the book reads in one breath.
    And the ending? Better than I expected. Perhaps even better than the first half had allowed me to hope.
    In the end, an easy-to-read summer book, suited to relaxed hours, but one that does not leave any particular mark behind.
    And here lies perhaps my biggest objection: the repetition of the same patterns starts to become predictable and tiring. When an author has already proven that they know how to hold the reader’s attention, I would like each new book to offer me something new as well.
    I finished it in a better mood than I was in when I started it. But I’m not sure I’ll remember it for long.

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Nominated for the Skroutz Book Awards 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards.

“Happy birthday, Eleni, and many happy returns…” The candles on the cake seemed too numerous. That cursed poem by Cavafy came to mind…… Ahead I gaze at my lit candles. I do not want to turn around, lest I see and shudder at how quickly the dark line lengthens, how quickly the extinguished candles multiply.

Eleni Aivatoglou Darzenta… President of the Darzenta Group. Owner of the Arzu fashion house. Around her is a world that bows before her. Even her three children. But she fears her past. The terrible secrets that, if revealed, will destroy her. Her pursuers will see to that…

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Author
Lena Manta
Publisher
PSychogios
Publishers
Psychogios
Skroutz Book Awards 2026
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Type
Social
Subtitle
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Cover
Soft
Number of Pages
448
Release Date
07/05/2026
Publication Date
2026
Dimensions
14x21 cm
ISBN-13
9786180164770

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  • I’ll start with the difficult part: the first half really tired me out. So much so that at one point I wondered whether it was worth continuing.
    The story takes a long time to find its rhythm, while the repetition of familiar situations and patterns makes the reading almost monotonous in places. And somewhere along the way I felt as if I were rereading a story I had encountered before, with different characters and a different setting.
    Fortunately, the second half is much better. The narrative picks up pace, the story draws you in, and from a certain point on, the book reads in one breath.
    And the ending? Better than I expected. Perhaps even better than the first half had allowed me to hope.
    In the end, an easy-to-read summer book, suited to relaxed hours, but one that does not leave any particular mark behind.
    And here lies perhaps my biggest objection: the repetition of the same patterns starts to become predictable and tiring. When an author has already proven that they know how to hold the reader’s attention, I would like each new book to offer me something new as well.
    I finished it in a better mood than I was in when I started it. But I’m not sure I’ll remember it for long.

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  • I’ll start with the difficult part: the first half really tired me out. So much so that at one point I wondered whether it was worth continuing.
    The story takes a long time to find its rhythm, while the repetition of familiar situations and patterns makes the reading almost monotonous in places. And somewhere along the way I felt as if I were rereading a story I had encountered before, with different characters and a different setting.
    Fortunately, the second half is much better. The narrative picks up pace, the story draws you in, and from a certain point on, the book reads in one breath.
    And the ending? Better than I expected. Perhaps even better than the first half had allowed me to hope.
    In the end, an easy-to-read summer book, suited to relaxed hours, but one that does not leave any particular mark behind.
    And here lies perhaps my biggest objection: the repetition of the same patterns starts to become predictable and tiring. When an author has already proven that they know how to hold the reader’s attention, I would like each new book to offer me something new as well.
    I finished it in a better mood than I was in when I started it. But I’m not sure I’ll remember it for long.

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