The Island follows Alexis Fielding who, on the brink of a life-changing decision, longs to find out about her mother`s past. But Sofia has never spoken of it. All she admits to is growing up in a small Cretan village before moving to London. When Alexis decides to visit Crete, however, Sofia gives her daughter a letter to take to an old friend, and promises that through her she will learn more. Arriving in Plaka, Alexis is astonished to see that it is but a stone`s throw from the tiny, deserted island of Spinalonga -- Greece`s former leper colony. Then she finds Fotini, and at last hears the story that Sofia has buried all her life: the tale of her great-grandmother Eleni and her daughters and a family rent by tragedy, war and passion. Alexis discovers how intimately she is connected with the island, and how secrecy holds them all in its powerful grip...