The Messenger of Athens - Couverture souple

Zouroudi, Anne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0747592756 ISBN 13 : 9780747592754

Editeur : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2008

Synopsis

Book by Anne Zouroudi

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"Anne Zouroudi writes beautifully - her books have all the sparkle and light of the island landscapes in which she sets them." (Alexander McCall Smith)

"Hermes Diaktoros is a delight. Half Poirot, half deus ex machina, but far more earth-bound than his first name suggests, the portly detective has an other-worldly, Marlowesque incorruptibility as he waddles through the mean olive groves. There is also a cracking plot, colourful local characters and descriptions of the hot, dry countryside so strong that you can almost see the heat haze and hear the cicadas - the perfect read to curl up with as the nights draw in." (The Guardian)

"This powerfully atmospheric mystery embraces Mediterranean passion, mythic meddling and patriarchal persecution." (Independent)

"Absorbing and beautifully written...reveals the savage, superstitious reality behind the pretty facade that is all that most of us know of any Greek island." (Literary Review)

Biographie de l'auteur

Brought up in the north of England, Anne Zouroudi - one of nature's natural travellers - has spent much of her adult life in less dour climates. Following a spell on Wall Street and in the Colorado Rockies, she abandoned a lucrative career with a major British travel agent for a simpler life in the Greek islands. Returning to the UK, she trained as a journalist, then funded her ambition to write by any possible means, including writing copy for travel brochures, delivering Yellow Pages and working in an antique shop. Her attachment to Greece remains strong, and the country is the inspiration for much of her writing. She lives in the Derbyshire Peak District with her son.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0747592756
• ISBN 13: 9780747592754
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288