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The Late-Night News

The Late-Night News
  • Author(s): Petros Markaris
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Modern

This is the same book as Deadline in Athens. Costas Haritos, a CID chief in central Athens, is uncomfortably married, aggressive and pessimistic, and only manages to relax when he is at home reading his English dictionaries. A veteran...

Outline

Outline
  • Author(s): Rachel Cusk
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2015 LONGLIST A woman writer goes to Athens in the height of summer to teach a writing course. Though her own circumstances remain indistinct, she becomes the audience to a chain of narratives, as...

A Parthenon on our Roof: Adventures of an Anglo-Greek Marriage (The Parthenon series Book 1)

A Parthenon on our Roof: Adventures of an Anglo-Greek Marriage (The Parthenon series Book 1)
  • Author(s): Peter Barber
  • Location(s): Glyfada, Athens
  • Genre(s): Humour, Autobiography/Memoirs, Travelogue
  • Era(s): Current

In A Parthenon On Our Roof, we meet Alexandra, a product of Greek Fire. Born into the cradle of civilization. Weaned on the teachings of ancient Greek philosophers, thrilled by the bravery of Spartans and thousands of years of...

An Accidental Odyssey (An Exlibris Adventure)

An Accidental Odyssey (An Exlibris Adventure)
  • Author(s): kc dyer
  • Location(s): The Mediterranean, Athens, Capri, Ithaka (Ithaca), Sardinia (Sardegna)
  • Genre(s): Young Adult
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Gianna Kostas is on the cusp of a fairy-tale life. Sure, she’s just lost her job, but she’s about to marry one of New York’s most eligible bachelors. On her way to taste wedding cakes, though, things go sideways....

Athens and Beyond: 30 Day Trips and Weekends

Athens and Beyond: 30 Day Trips and Weekends
  • Author(s): Diana Farr Louis
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

Whether in hot pursuit of a traditional festival in the mountains, a riveting fresco hidden in an Attican church, a new find coming to light in the archaeological sites of the Peloponnese, or even just a very good island...

Broken Greek: A language to belong

Broken Greek: A language to belong
  • Author(s): Adrianne Kalfopoulou
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Nonfiction, Autobiography/Memoirs
  • Era(s): early 21st Century

Expat memoir by Greek-American poet, Adrianne Kalfopoulou recounting her adventures and misadventures in her ancestral homeland, offering a multifaceted portrait of Greece today. Insightful, generous, unflinching — she shows what it’s really like to live there.

Facets of Love

Facets of Love
  • Author(s): Effrosyni Moschoudi
  • Location(s): Corfu, Athens, Zagoria
  • Genre(s): Short Stories
  • Era(s): Modern world

Treat yourself today to this wonderful collection of short stories that highlight various kinds of love. Not just the romantic kind, but also love for family, pets, and country. Facets of Love will introduce you to stunning locations around...

Let The Games Begin

Let The Games Begin
  • Author(s): Rufaro Faith Mazarura
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 2024

It’s the Athens 2024 Olympics and Zeke and Olivia are there to win. Zeke Moyo is the star athlete of Team GB. He’s in Athens to claim the title of fastest man in the world. Olivia Nkomo has landed...

Love On Location

Love On Location
  • Author(s): Lynne Shelby
  • Location(s): London, Athens, Greek Islands
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When screenwriter Laurel Martin is hired to rewrite the script for a new timeslip blockbuster, she expects the historical advisor hired by the studio to be an elderly academic who won’t interfere too much with her writing. But when...

Plunder With Intent

Plunder With Intent
  • Author(s): J E D'Este Clark
  • Location(s): Athens
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): 5th BC, 19th AD, Present

5th Century BC, Athens Humble sculptor, Nikodimos, toils away in his workshop to create a sumptuous marble masterpiece of Athena Parthenos. His beautiful, noble creation is destined to be housed in the Parthenon. Nikodimos has no reason to suspect...

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