A young girl, shaped by her French-educated mother, grows up unsuspecting in the volcanic island of Nisyros. Beautiful, intelligent, with studies in Italian-ruled Rhodes, she falls in love with a young compatriot. In the distant background, the absence of her father in America seems apparent. And the presence of her androgynous mother.

Margarita's love will be overturned at the last moment. And betrayal will mark not only her fate, but an entire island, causing a stunning human collision. And Margarita? Does she finally succumb to the inevitability that "Life is greater than Love"?

The customs of the era and the history of Italian-ruled Dodecanese serve as a backdrop to the novel, which captivates the senses with the authenticity of its human characters and dedication to the unyielding traditions of the volcanic island.