Emilion

"e;Mendacem memorem esse oportet."e; A liar should have a good memory. - QuintilianJune 1944: In the chaos following D-Day, a British Intelligence mission in Bordeaux ends in betrayal and death. Captain B.B. Harrison and his network are destroyed; the guilty walk free and the truth is buried beneath layers of deceit.December 1979: Amid Britain s Winter of Discontent , sixteen-year-old Benedict Harrison lives in the shadow of family lies and forgotten stories. When he s invited to stay with his infamous great-aunt, the artist Gail Miller, he steps into a world of secrets leading back to the war.Together, Gail and Benedict must unearth long-buried family secrets but the key lies with one man: the moribund Victor Cross, a former spymaster. But can they uncover the truth before it s too late?In a story of betrayal, falsehood and fragile trust, Emilion explores how the lies we inherit shape who we become