A young Greek-American woman living in New York returns to the island of her origin, searching for the truth about her mother's past and the identity of her real father.

ATHANASIA A young American woman returns to her Greek roots in search of her real father. Accompanied by her stepfather, she shatters the very myths designed to protect her. She uncovers an unlikely relationship between those who raised her, a globe-trotting photojournalist and Athanasia. Athanasia, a girl with no right in life. A choice of nature, but not of her community. Angela finds her father and discovers her mother.—Anonymous

On a remote island in early 1970s Dodecanese, Athanassia, the second-born daughter of an impecunious family, finds herself all alone when her older sister, Georgia, gets married. Then, the untimely demise of a dear one forces Athanassia to live under the same roof with her sister and her young husband, Christos, only to spark jealousy among siblings, against the backdrop of a forbidden, doomed affair. As Athanassia pays the price, Angela, a young Greek-American woman living in New York City, embarks on a quest to find her roots and the father she never met, thirty long years later. However, the odds are stacked against her. Can she handle the truth?—Nick Riganas