![]() Making her first visit to Crete to see the village where her mother was born, Alexis discovers that the village of Plaka faces the small, now deserted island of Spinalonga, which she is surprised to learn was Greeces leper colony for much of the 20th century. She knows only that her mother, Sofia, grew up in Plaka, a small Cretan village, before moving to London, England. Alexis knows little about her familys past and has always resented her mother for refusing to discuss it. To Nisi tells the story of Alexis Fielding, a woman on the cusp of a life-changing decision. Based on the novel The Island by Victoria Hislop, the series takes place on the island of Spinalonga, off the coast of Crete, and in the village of Plaka which lies within swimming distance across it.
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