"The bees flew away to an island in order to pollinate the most
brilliant idea we have read in a Greek book in years."--Vitrine
magazine
Following the death of his beekeeper father, P Rodakis lives a solitary
life in the old family house on a Greek island. He takes in a young
fugitive woman and her daughter. Thanks to his father's secret recipe,
they produce delicious honey that becomes highly sought after. P Rodakis
is captured and imprisoned by a jealous monk who wants the power of the
honey for himself. Rosa goes in search of her real father and incest and
imprisonment become the themes explored in this powerful novel.