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Join John Mole as he and his family forge an unforgettable bond with the remote Greek village of Evia! In It's All Greek to Me!: A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina—and Real Greeks, the Mole family embarks on a search for a piece of Greek paradise. Dreaming of a whitewashed house with a blue door and shutters on an unspoiled island in a picturesque village, the Mole's are in for a surprise. With a beautiful view and a persuasive local prompt, the family impulsively purchases 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!
In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand, and cement, John Mole’s witty prose tells the tale of the labors around fixing up his own Arcadia; along with introducing readers to a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who help (and occasionally hinder) his progress. It’s All Greek To Me! provides a glimpse of timeless rural Greece, and it is not to be missed!
Contents The Road to Ruins
Family Matters
Done
Panic
All Greek to Me
Labour of Herakles
Island of Dreams
Raising the Roof
New Beginnings
Hector, Scourge of the Greeks
Divine Intervention
Sea Stories
Bringing Back Arcadia
Rites and Rituals
Making it Up
Lambs to the Slaughter
Greek Dancing
Et in Arcadia Ego
Living in the Past
Greeks Bearing Gifts
Ambrosia and Shepherd's Pie
Off to Turkey
Traditional Recipes
Exploding Myths
Home at Last
Epilogue
About the Author
John Mole has had a varied international career, from banking in the USA and Athens to jacket potato restaurants in Russia. He is also a well-known author of comic novels, as well as the perennial bestseller It's All Greek to Me and I Was A Potato Oligarch. For more information, please visit his website at www.johnmole.com T Translation Rights
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