The Mask - Softcover

Alex Melas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103589579X ISBN 13: 9781035895793

Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers, 2025

Synopsis

As he grows older, Alex Melas becomes determined to uncover the true story of his grandfather's grandfather. He has heard much about this remarkable ancestor and sets out to learn more about the man known as Heinrich.

When Heinrich was eight years old, his father would read to him each night from Homer's Iliad. The boy would imagine the ancient city of Troy vividly, dreaming of its lost grandeur and the landscape that once surrounded it. But when Heinrich turns ten, tragedy strikes. His mother dies of grief after learning about her husband's long-time affair, and Heinrich is forced to leave school due to financial hardship.

For years, the dream of Troy seems lost. But thirty years later, as many men do at the age of forty, Heinrich remembers the passion of his youth. Now a wealthy man, he sets off in search of the ancient city.

To the world's astonishment, he finds it. Yet in uncovering Troy, Heinrich discovers something even more profound: he finds himself.

About this title

About the Author

Alex Melas is the grandson of the grandson of Heinrich Schliemann, the man who discovered Troy with all its treasures. Alex was born in the USA and had a career as a broker in New York. He stopped working as a broker and went to Greece to walk the path of his famous ancestor. The Mask is the result.

Edition details

• Publisher: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103589579X
• ISBN 13: 9781035895793
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112