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: Nicholas Gage, a former investigative and foreign correspondent for the New York Times, tells the story of his mother,Eleni Gatzoyiannis, who was executed by a Communist guerrilla firing squad for organising the escape of her five children. Gage recounts her life, the background to the Greek Civil War , the part played by neighbours and guerrillas in his mother's execution, and his ultimate quest for revenge and confrontation with Elini's killer
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"A Story Assigned By Fate...Minutely Observed And Eloquently Rendered." -- The New York Times Book Review
"A Remarkable Work Of 'Faction'...I can think of no higher praise of this book than to say that it is fit to stand as a monument to Eleni Gatzoyiannis." -- The New Republic "Remarkable...Brilliant... Unique...Eleni lives through this book. Her son has done her justice." -- USA Today
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"A Remarkable Work Of 'Faction'...I can think of no higher praise of this book than to say that it is fit to stand as a monument to Eleni Gatzoyiannis." -- The New Republic "Remarkable...Brilliant... Unique...Eleni lives through this book. Her son has done her justice." -- USA Today
‘Not only a son’s poignant memorial to his dead mother but an important work of history’ Observer
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- PublisherCollins
- Publication date1983
- ISBN 10 0002171473
- ISBN 13 9780002171472
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages472
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