1923. Refugee settlement. The old notebook with her grandmother's recipes, saved from the destruction, brings back memories of the beautiful days for Filio Baltatzi.
1917. Smyrna in its glory, as well as the Baltatzi family, one of the most important in the city. Life is an endless celebration of joy, hope, and anticipation, reaching its climax with the arrival of the Greeks.

Along with the family's history, relationships, loves, and rivalries, unfolds the tapestry of Smyrna's history. Around them, discord, interests, international affairs, betrayals by friends and allies, and at the center, the inhabitants of cosmopolitan Smyrna who unknowingly head towards its tragic end.

The work was written after years of research and is based on testimonies of Greeks, Levantines, and Turks, as well as unknown documents to the general public. It is a work that celebrates the culture and beauty of life in Ionia and the contribution of refugees to modern Greece.