A House in Corfu
Author | : Emma Tennant |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2003-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 0805072829 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780805072822 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Download or read book A House in Corfu written by Emma Tennant and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-02 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the story of Emma Tennant's parent's house, Rovinia, set above the bay in Corfu where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous. It is also the story of people like Maria, a miraculous cook and the presiding spirit of the house, and her husband, Thodoros, and of the inhabitants of the local village, high on the hill above the bay. Full of color and contrast, A House in Corfu shows the huge changes in island life since the time of the Tennants' arrival, and celebrates, equally, the joy of belonging to a timeless world: the world of vine, olive, and sea.