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 picked her up on the Friday night and they drove to Merounda in some silence. Martin was tired and Debra was thoughtful. However, the silence was companionable and was part of the pleasure they felt in one another's company. It was as if they were already an old married couple but there was nothing unromantic about it. It felt relaxed and free from all the usual striving that so often takes place at the start of a relationship. 


As Savvas was away on business in Athens, Toula had prepared Debra her own bedroom.   She meanwhile would sleep with the old yiayia in the back room and Martin was to be given her son's bed while Petros slept on a camp bed in David's room.


'But I can sleep on the sofa, you mustn't give up your own room,' said Debra, half wishing they had decided to go to the local hotel. 'We seem to be putting you to a lot of trouble.'


'You're guests. Of course you must have the best rooms!' said Toula indignantly.


Chapter 35: Emily reacts to Debra