It's the mid-1970s and Tessa's eighteen. Her parents are Greek migrants who have worked hard to establish a new life with old traditions - traditions Tessa finds hard to accept and that tear her apart as she searches for herself and tries to keep her parents' love.
Set against the background of the emerging women's movement, 'Shadows of Olive Trees' is about the passions, laughter and complexity of young women searching for identity.
