The Thread - Pocket

In Thessaloniki in 1917, a devastating fire strikes a Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou flees Asia Minor after her home is destroyed by the Turkish army, and her life becomes entwined with Dimitri’s and the story of the city. In 2007, a young Anglo-Greek man hears his grandparents’ story and must decide whether to become custodian of the memories and treasures of those forced to leave, and make Thessaloniki his home.