Eva Livanos is a beauty with her pre- Raphaelite good looks, and waist-length dark red hair, she is the envy of all the women and an allure for all the men on Rossiter s Island.She is the focus of the islanders aspirations and of young Claire Muller s hopeless teenage envy, and Quentin Foster s equally hopeless desires; of Lizzie Muller s despair and her husband s lust. While for Eva herself there is only one choice-Jack Rossiter, the wild boy of the island.And through it all grows the pomegranate tree which has its own special place on Rossiter s Island.Huge, endlessly rich book . . . beautifully writtenDAILY TELEGRAPH