With his discerning eye for the details that comprise the larger picture, Aranitsis’ novel chronicles the Kintis family that spans three decades.

Kintis’ daughter, Amalia, is a sensitive soul determined to devote her life to music, but ends up marrying Maragakis, the son of her father’s attorney and political associate. They have two children together, Danae and Constantine.

When their children reach their teens, Maragakis begins a long-term affair with a nurse, and sets her up in an apartment. Amalia cannot cope with the discovery of her husband’s marital infidelity and winds up in a mental hospital. After he is threatened by his lover’s father, Maragakis dies of a heart attack. After his funeral, Danae and Constantine start exploring their sexuality in an erotic game of reversal, feebly attempting to solidify their relationship with each other.

Nefeli, 1998, 420 p.