Author(s): Yvette Manessis Corporon
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Price: $2.99       (Ends Oct 20)

As seen on GMA * “Start this engrossing, mesmerizing, and loving book and you won’t want to put it down.” –Adam Glassman, Oprah Daily * “Spellbinding!” –Today.com

Set in the direct aftermath of WWII and spanning the rest of the 20th century, Daughter of Ruins is an all-encompassing tale steeped in the rich history, culture, and myths of Greece. A deeply moving story that follows three women (a prostitute, a mail-order bride, and a young artist) as they struggle to control their destinies, fighting to become the women they were meant to be.

After Demitra’s mother died in America, her father took Demitra home to the Greek island of Cephalonia, where she endures a lonely childhood and dreams her dead mother watches over her like the goddesses she reads about in her mythology books. When Demitra comes of age in the aftermath of WWII, she refuses to marry the man chosen for her. Instead, she defiantly begins an affair with a forbidden man who ignites her passion for painting the goddesses she once imagined protected her.

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