The author of A rainbow in the dark, Sundy Kyriaki Iliadou, has written a beautiful and moving story about Sophia and Michael, set in modern-day Greece, which moves from the Greek Islands to Athens and from Thessaloniki to New York. Sophia meets with tragedy early in her life and the book chronicles her struggle to follow her dreams, against a background of stunning scenery and larger than life characters. Written in a lyrical style, the book will appeal to all readers who enjoy a family saga and an account of the triumph of hope over experience.