On rare occasions you discover a book that gets under your skin and close to your heart. Louise passed onto me her recent discovery "The Greek for Love" by James Chatto. Part travelogue, part biography and part love story. At first glance it seems to be in the well trodden tradition of travelogues like Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence" but it soon moves off that path into biography and ultimately leads to a love story.
Perhaps for Louise and I it makes a deep connection because it resonates with vague aspirations we have. As new parents the main players are identifiable and this makes the people, place and time seem most vivid.
This is an excellent read that you will want to linger over and sip like a small glass of Ouzo.
For more information ...
http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/author.pperl?authorid=4738
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