1923. Refugee settlement. The old notebook with her grandmother's recipes that survived the destruction brings back memories of the beautiful days to Filio Baltatzi.
1917. Smyrna in its glory, as is the Baltatzi family, one of the most important in the city. Life is an endless celebration of joy, hope, and anticipation that culminates with the arrival of the Greeks.

Along with the family's story, relationships, loves, and rivalries, the thread of Smyrna's history unfolds. Around them, discord, ulterior motives, international interests, betrayals by friends and allies, and at the center, the residents of cosmopolitan Smyrna who unknowingly head towards its tragic end.

The work was written after many years of research and is based on testimonies from Greeks, Levantines, and Turks, as well as documents unknown to the general public. It is a work that praises the culture and beauty of Ionian life and the contribution of refugees to modern Greece.