Marie Regina Millington-Drake (1924-1973) (Duchess of Carcaci), an adventurous traveller, who whilst living in Cyprus (where she built Villa Fortuna at Ayios Epiktitos, now known as Villa Firtina and used as the Turkish Ambassador’s summer residence) had been the lover of the author Lawrence Durrell and had featured (as "Marie") in his auto-biographical novel Bitter Lemons (1957) and later (as "Martine") in his Sicilian Carousel (1977), largely a tribute to her.
Marie Regina Millington-Drake (Duchess of Carcaci), a daring traveler, who while residing in Cyprus (where she constructed Villa Fortuna at Ayios Epiktitos, now known as Villa Firtina and utilized as the Turkish Ambassador's summer residence) had been the companion of the author Lawrence Durrell and had featured (as "Marie") in his autobiographical novel Bitter Lemons (1957) and later (as "Martine") in his Sicilian Carousel (1977), largely a tribute to her.