A House in Corfu: A Family's Sojourn in Greece - Hardcover
The author of Sylvia and Ted describes how her English family built a home called Rovinia in Corfu by the Aegean Sea, detailing the legends of the island, the family cook and her husband, the local inhabitants, and the rich beauty and culture of a special Greek island. 17,500 first printing.
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"Tennant describes the spirit of enjoying another culture more gently, less aggressively than Mayle or even Mayes. She floats through it more dreamily, leaving an even greater desire for some other place."-Susan Salter Reynolds, "Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Exercise caution when reading this book-it's likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece."-"Booklist"
"A delightful memoir . . . [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine."--"Publishers Weekly"
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"Exercise caution when reading this book-it's likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece."-"Booklist"
"A delightful memoir . . . [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine."--"Publishers Weekly"
Tennant describes the spirit of enjoying another culture more gently, less aggressively than Mayle or even Mayes. She floats through it more dreamily, leaving an even greater desire for some other place. "Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review"
Exercise caution when reading this book-it's likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece. "Booklist"
A delightful memoir . . . [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine. "Publishers Weekly""
"Tennant describes the spirit of enjoying another culture more gently, less aggressively than Mayle or even Mayes. She floats through it more dreamily, leaving an even greater desire for some other place." --Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Exercise caution when reading this book-it's likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece." --Booklist
"A delightful memoir . . . [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine." --Publishers Weekly
'A study in happiness and how to achieve it' Sunday Telegraph
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- PublisherHenry Holt & Co
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 080506897X
- ISBN 13 9780805068979
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages207
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