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The pagan island

by Violet Winspear

When her beloved Dion – her cousin, her first and only love – died, life seemed to end for Hebe too. But she had to try to forget her grief – though she could never forget Dion – and so she went to Greece, and found herself on the lovely, wild island of Petra. There she met Nikos Stephanos a man as different from Dion as he could possibly be, but who was to have just as great an influence on Hebe’s life. But a dark tragedy lay over Nikos’s life. What was the secret behind his unhappy marriage? Had he, as the islanders believed, driven his wife to her death? Could Hebe help him in any way – or would Nikos only bring more unhappiness into her life too?

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
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