The Footnote Princess

<p><strong>When Dr Nadia Harris inherits a London property from an unknown benefactor her academic research skills take on a forensic precision. She uncovers the tragic details of the real-life love affair between Tassos and Princess Azzah: a love that spanned the decades and had its roots in a war-torn Europe and a Middle-East that though clinging onto tradition was battling against a painful imposed identity crisis.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Her research provides Tassos Charalampis with a life-changing revelation while he - now an old man - becomes increasingly eager to share his epic</p><p>love story with her. Nadia also comes to view and understand her own enigmatic childhood and heritage from a new perspective.</p><p><br></p><p><em>For all the love that could have been...</em> So runs the novel's dedication. The wasted potential the cruelty of fate together with the ruthless machinations of global politics are set against the backdrops of a Baghdad palace an Italy in turmoil under Il Duce and the beauty and simplicity of the Dodecanese; an azure island home with its enchanting history of spongefishing and its equally enchanting readiness to embrace 'the footnote princess'.</p>