August, That Night
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"That Night in August" is the sequel to the best-selling "Island". It is also a novel with rich emotions and ups and downs of plot, telling the tragedy and secrets of the Vandorakis family on the island of Crete. It begins after Maria's sister Anna marries Antonis in "The Island". Anna's marriage to her husband Andreas is bright on the surface, but in fact it has an undercurrent. Her secret love affair with her cousin Manolis and her fear of her sister Maria's return from the leprosy quarantine constitute an important conflict in the story. At a family celebration, Anna is murdered, and the murderer turns out to be her husband. The incident shocked the entire community and revealed long-hidden family secrets. The story uses a dual-line narrative. On one side, it tells how Anna's lover Manolis escaped from Crete after Anna was killed by her husband, spent a long time digesting his longing for Anna, and finally went to Australia. At the same time, it also tells how Anna's sister Maria slowly forgave her brother-in-law who killed Anna and insisted on visiting him in prison, so that the brother-in-law finally got the salvation of his soul and reconciled with his family. It expressed the need to use love and courage to overcome inner uneasiness and fear, and explored the themes of love, betrayal and redemption.
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