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It's All Greek to Me: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks
John Mole
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Description for It's All Greek to Me: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks
Paperback. A new edition of an affectionate, hilarious portrait of Greek island life. Here is 'a fabulous insight' (Daily Express) into timeless, rural Greece. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 254.
UPDATED EDITION WITH A NEW CHAPTER Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung... far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.
Product Details
Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857886504
SKU
V9781857886504
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About John Mole
John Mole has been at home in Greece for thirty years. Like Odysseus making his legendary way home to his birthplace Ithaca, the island of Evia was the goal of my life's journey. It was better than Birmingham. He has had a varied international career, from banking in the USA and Athens to jacket potato restaurants in Russia. Meanwhile, he published comic novels and management books, including the perennial bestseller 'Mind Your Manners'.
Reviews for It's All Greek to Me: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks
Anecdotes come thick and fast... Mole's affable style suits the subject, and his self-deprecatory tone is a bonus.
The Good Book Guide
A wonderful book about Greece, the Greek people and transitional island life with hilariously recounted misadventures. Mole is a brilliant comic writer - and generous humorist as well, for he doesn't just sketch the various mad characters and situations he encounters, he lampoons himself first and foremost.
Greece in Print
It's All Greek to Me!' represents travel writing at its best. Mole's descriptions of the people and places he encounters do for Greece what Peter Mayle did for France in his bestselling 'A Year in Provence' and Frances Mayes for 'Italy in Under the Tuscan Sun'.
www.greece.com
John Mole writes with clarity, honesty and humour...whether you are new to the country or share Mole's passion for all things Greek, this book offers an entertaining glimpse of life in rural Greece.
Saga Travellers News
A love affair with Greece
Daily Telegraph
A fabulous insight into Hellenic life
Daily Express
The Good Book Guide
A wonderful book about Greece, the Greek people and transitional island life with hilariously recounted misadventures. Mole is a brilliant comic writer - and generous humorist as well, for he doesn't just sketch the various mad characters and situations he encounters, he lampoons himself first and foremost.
Greece in Print
It's All Greek to Me!' represents travel writing at its best. Mole's descriptions of the people and places he encounters do for Greece what Peter Mayle did for France in his bestselling 'A Year in Provence' and Frances Mayes for 'Italy in Under the Tuscan Sun'.
www.greece.com
John Mole writes with clarity, honesty and humour...whether you are new to the country or share Mole's passion for all things Greek, this book offers an entertaining glimpse of life in rural Greece.
Saga Travellers News
A love affair with Greece
Daily Telegraph
A fabulous insight into Hellenic life
Daily Express