Bookworms, don't ever assume you've seen it all. I've seen many of her covers on Instagram since then. I'd never heard of Mary Stewart at the time, and it came as a great surprise to learn what a beloved and prolific twentieth century author she was, famous for using a wide range of exciting travel destinations for her settings. I won this book from an Instagram competition. An extraordinary train of events turned on a nightmare of intrigue and terror beyond her wildest daydreams. She finds herself in the midst of an exciting, intriguing, yet dangerous adventure. or perhaps she had unintentionally invoked the gods. And then Simon and Camilla learned that they were not alone in their search. From a curious letter Michael had written, Simon believed his brother had stumbled upon something of great importance hidden in the craggy reaches of the mountainside. Simon told Camilla he had come to the ancient Greek ruins to 'appease the shade” of his brother Michael, killed some fourteen years earlier on Parnassus. A matter of life and death,' he whispered and disappeared.įrom that moment Camilla's life suddenly begins to take off when she sets out on a mysterious car journey to Delphi in the company of a charming but quietly determined Englishman named Simon Lester.

Then, without warning, a stranger approached, thrust a set of car keys at her and pointed to a huge black touring car parked at the curb. She had been sitting quietly in a crowded Athens cafe writing to her friend Elizabeth in England, 'Nothing ever happens to me.' Camilla Haven is on holiday alone, and wishes for some excitement.

My brother michael by mary stewart