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To the Island by Meaghan Delahunt (2012, Trade Paperback)

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To the Island, Paperback by Delahunt, Meaghan, ISBN 1847082742, ISBN-13 9781847082749, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A deeply moving and richly textured story about a woman's search for her Greek birth-father in modern-day Greece and her journey into the dark heart of contemporary Greek history.

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PublisherGranta Books

ISBN-101847082742

ISBN-139781847082749

eBay Product ID (ePID)123332238

Product Key Features

Book TitleTo the Island

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicFamily Life, General, Political

GenreFiction

AuthorMeaghan Delahunt

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length7.8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsA powerful novel ... There is a meditative, painterly quality to this novel, which reflects the way Delahunt, a practicing Buddhist writes and thinks ... In places this novel is beautiful. Her evocation of Greece is so vivid it comes as no surprise to discover her love for the country - Herald A novel with shades of Captain Corelli's Mandolin, in which the dark secrets of the past stand in sharp contrast to the brightness of the sun - Conde Nast Traveller

Dewey Edition23

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal823.92

SynopsisA deeply moving and richly textured story about a woman's search for her Greek birth-father in modern-day Greece and her journey into the dark heart of contemporary Greek history. He disappeared. That's all she really knew. In search of her father Andreas, whom she has never met, Lena travels with her small son from Australia to Greece. On the island of Naxos she finds him, a wary, tormented man living in self-imposed exile and haunted by what happened to him under the rule of the Colonels in the 1960s. Slowly Lena unlocks the secrets of her father's past, and in getting to know him begins to understand the dark realities of contemporary Greek history. To the Island is a book about the impact of larger political events on the lives of ordinary people, and how political and personal betrayals reverberate across generations, beautifully evoking the currents and cross-currents between individuals, within families and in broader society. And in Lena and Andreas's stories, it shows how difficult it is to confront our personal and collective pasts - and the terrible consequences of being unable to do so., He disappeared. That's all she really knew. In search of her father Andreas, whom she has never met, Lena travels with her small son from Australia to Greece. On the island of Naxos she finds him, a wary, tormented man living in self-imposed exile and haunted by what happened to him under the rule of the Colonels in the 1960s. Slowly Lena unlocks the secrets of her father's past, and in getting to know him begins to understand the dark realities of contemporary Greek history. To the Island is a book about the impact of larger political events on the lives of ordinary people, and how political and personal betrayals reverberate across generations, beautifully evoking the currents and cross-currents between individuals, within families and in broader society. And in Lena and Andreas's stories, it shows how difficult it is to confront our personal and collective pasts - and the terrible consequences of being unable to do so., A deeply moving and richly textured story about a woman's search for her Greek birth-father in modern-day Greece and her journey into the dark heart of contemporary Greek history.

LC Classification NumberPR6104.E53