It is May 1977, a quiet house in the English Cotswolds. Emily,an emotionally fragile,gentle, nature-loving girl, is approaching her eighteenth birthday. Her father, Martin, has become worried about her since the death of her mother, as she has begun to walk in her sleep and says she sees her mother’s ghost. When Martin gets the chance to join his friend Barnaby on an archaeological dig on Crete, he welcomes Emily’s suggestion that she and her older brother David join him out there. Staying with their father’s Greek friends, Emily and David are introduced to the thoughtful young son of the family, Petros, who is prepared to go along with David’s constant quest for fun and girls but who falls in love with the shy, distant Emily. When the siblings notice a mysterious island in the bay, now deserted and a source of superstitious fear among the local villagers, David is eager to explore it, despite Petros’ warnings, but Emily feels afraid and troubled. Eventually the island draws them in, and soon Manolis, a local fisherman who is obsessed with the island for his own reasons, leads them all into a terrifying adventure. The story winds its way through Cretan labyrinths to a strange and surprising conclusion. 
Suitable for age 16+ Some mild sexual scenes and one violent scene

The Glass Madonna is created by Loretta Proctor, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author



The Glass Madonna

Martin took Debra Hammond by the hand and guided her to a seat in a little psarotaverna that looked out over the sea. The delicious smells of frying fish tempted their palate while the salty tang of the sea air and a gentle evening breeze combined with the softness of the night to delight every one of their five senses. Little lamps glowed on the tables and the pleasing sound of a bouzouki, playing that old chestnut 'Never on Sunday', added allure and romance to the atmosphere. In the distance they could hear the sea as it lapped up and caressed the shore, delicately touching it then moving back again, a delightful, incessant surging to and fro. They both relaxed in one another's company. 


Chapter 20: Martin and Debra have a date