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GIVEAWAY: 5 copies of Summer Heat: CYPRUS
27th April 2025
We are delighted to giveaway 5 copies of Summer Heat by Defne Suman, dual timeline novel set in CYPRUS
UK ONLY
1974. Melike should be happy: school is shut and her parents have stopped hosting parties for their rowdy political friends. But she’s scared. She can tell from her parents’ urgent whispers about prison, invasion and military coups that Istanbul is changing. So when the family relocate to a quaint village in the south, Melike is hopeful life might get better. And for a while, it does. But then her beloved father disappears…
2003. Nearly three decades have passed, and Melike has done her best to move on. But despite her successful career as an art historian and a husband who adores her, she has always felt a lingering discontent. When she meets mysterious – and extremely handsome – stranger Petro, Melike feels her fortunes changing. But Petro isn’t who he says he is. And when Melike uncovers his true identity, she also lays bare a lifetime of hidden pasts…
With a backdrop of the Turkish army’s occupation of Cyprus in 1974, Summer Heat explores family secrets, tangled identities and one woman’s place in her country’s devastating history.
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- Just let us know in the Comments below by midnight, 10 May 2025, any top tips for CYPRUS you might have; or, might you like to visit if you haven’t been before?
5 copies of Summer Heat by Defne Suman – winners chosen at random. With thanks to Shannon at Head of Zeus Publishers.
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I went out if season and the hotel was full of retirees spending the winter in Cyprus. The hotel ran free guided trips for them and I joined in it was good fun!
I went out of season and there were lots of retirees staying for a couple of months. The hotel arranged guided trips out and I joined them. It was great fun.
I’d like to visit the Tombs of the Kings.
Yet another place I have ever been but would love to visit. My wish list is getting longer!
I’ve never been to Cyprus, but will be noting all the tips in the comments!
I’ve not been to Cyprus but would love to go! Maybe in Spring so it’s not too hot
The archaeological remains of Kourion is something that would appeal to me, and I’ve seen it recommended quite often.
I’d like to visit Omodos which a friend of mine recently visited and said it was beautiful with some lovely vineyard tours.
I love national parks, so the Cape Greco National Park would be high on my list to visit.
I’d like to visit Nissi Beach
Take treats for all the cats!
It looks beautiful
Not been. Be good to k ow what things cost
We’re visiting Paphos for the first time this year, it looks beautiful 🙂
I have never been but would love to Visit.
I have been to Cyprus and loved it. Will go again, but not sure when.
Drink plenty water or alcohol
we’d love to visit.
Suggest don’t go first week in May! Apparently weather changes then – so we did not get a good weather week!
I’ve never been to Cyprus but I’d love to
I’ve never been to Cyprus but I’d love to go
I would love to visit Cyprus, I have never been there but it sounds wonderful
I’ve never been, but would love to!
A glorious island I love to visit
So much to see and do
Recommend a visit to the Trudos mountains
I would love to see Famagusta
I’ve never been to Cyprus but it certainly has appeal! The beaches look lovely and the historical sites look really interesting too.
Paphos harbour is a great place to people watch and enjoy the view
I have never been to Cyprus but would love to go – have heard that it is beautiful and has wonderful food and drink.
I almost went to Cyprus as a newly qualified teacher in the late 1960s but fate intervened when I met the man of my dreams on a blind date. Engaged within a month and celebrating our 56th Wedding Anniversary in August. No regrets but I would still like to visit Cyprus one day
Never been to Cyprus sadly, but my Cypriot friend never stops singing its praises. Would love to visit, even if only in the pages of a good story.
Nicosia is a must, fascinating capital City half in Turkey, half in Greece therefore you have a border to cross to move from one side to the other. Some great sites to visit and wonderful food to eat
I have never been but I have heard good things – would love to go one day!
I have not been to Cyprus but it looks amazing!
love Cyprus -the Troodos Mountains are lovely & cool if you cannot stand the heat on the lovely beaches
I had a friend at school who had lived in Cyprus for a few years. She always said how beautiful it was there.
It’s not a place I’ve visited but I would like to.
I’ve never been but I would love to visit. It looks beautiful.
Definitely visit the vineyards, they are AMAZING!
Ooh I would really love to visit the Tombs of the Kings. What an experience that would be!
Would love to visit Cyprus and explore the Troodos mountains!
Would love to go to Cypres and visit the Troodos mountains
I’ve not been, but would like to explore
Interesting island but gets very hot in the summer so I would visit in spring or autumn
Try the local cuisine. Visit a taverna the locals go to.
Cyprus is amazing! Go up into the Troodos mountains if you can to experience traditional village life. Visit the vineyards and try the local wine Also Famagusta is an experience not to be missed (read the Victoria Hislop novel about it too!)
Cyprus is amazing! Go up into the Troodos mountains if you can for traditional village life. And go to the vineyards and try the local wine
I dived in Cyprus and saw my first seahorse
Hire a car and head into the Troodos mountains – amazing!
id llove to visit ive never been before
I’ve not been but would love to visit!
I’ve never visited Cyprus, but I would love to visit and see their beaches!
I haven’t been to Cyprus but would like to in the future
Go up into the mountains, especially on very hot days. It’s beautiful & much cooler up there.
I’ve not been to Cyprus but I’m pretty sure I would want to explore the local food and drink
Love to see the beautiful beaches
I would love to visit Cyprus. I remember learning about the country at school and have always wanted to go there.
I have never visited Cyprus but I would like to.
I would love to visit Famagusta’s Ghost Town
Eat the local food it’s delicious
I’ve never been to Cyprus, but one of the things I would like to do there one day is swim or snorkel in the Blue Lagoon.
A visit to no man’s land in Nicosia is fascinating