Ploumidis george (8 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the author of Koraki, comes the first instalment of the Nectarios and Lidia trilogy, where we discover how Nicola's parents found themselves on boats headed for Australia, immigration forced by circumstance and far from romantic.1961: The mountainous lands and fierce people of Sicily and Crete have recovered from the ravages of World War 2, but the Petrakis and Liverani families face threats from different sources.Opportunism and corruption force a family to part ways with the fertile land they have held for generations.A teenage siren's call leads a young man to ancient ruins where the sun's warm embrace and sultry air make their illicit tryst inevitable, and threats of revenge hold a family to ransom.An overprotective brother who believes justice is best metered out on earth instead of heaven or hell; a moment of carelessness that leads to tragedy and a decision with lifelong consequences.Terra is the heroic journey of two families choosing between the land they know and the promise of a better, simpler life, oceans and memories away from home.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorAuthor of Koraki and Terra, George Ploumidis was born in rural Glen Innes to immigrant Greek parents, and it is from here that the images of crows as a symbol of death inspired Koraki. Forty years later, he wrote Korak.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 334 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | From the author of Koraki, comes the first instalment of the Nectarios and Lidia trilogy, where we discover how Nicola's parents found themselves on boats headed for Australia, immigration forced by circumstance and far from romantic.1961: The mountainous lands and fierce people of Sicily and Crete have recovered from the ravages of World War 2, but the Petrakis and Liverani families face threats from different sources.Opportunism and corruption force a family to part ways with the fertile land they have held for generations.A teenage siren's call leads a young man to ancient ruins where the sun's warm embrace and sultry air make their illicit tryst inevitable, and threats of revenge hold a family to ransom.An overprotective brother who believes justice is best metered out on earth instead of heaven or hell; a moment of carelessness that leads to tragedy and a decision with lifelong consequences.Terra is the heroic journey of two families choosing between the land they know and the promise of a better, simpler life, oceans and memories away from home.…

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 350 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Nicola Petrakis is a clinical psychologist who has taken indefinite leave to look after his ill parents; his Mother has dementia requiring specialized care and his Father has just passed from lung cancer.When Nicola buries his Father Nectarios after a long battle with cancer, he expects peace.But his cousin Petra reveals a shocking secret and he is drawn into seeking her revenge, instigating chaos he could never have foreseen.His Mother Lidia, held tight by dementia's cruel grip and begging to die, hallucinates about an old love she says visits her every afternoon, while Nicola's true love has vanished from his life.The old man's will reignites family tensions, a female stranger visits his Father's grave, and his widower uncle forms an unlikely friendship with a woman that reminds him of his dead wife.What's real and what's imagined?Who will rise and who will fall?The crows that signalled death's embrace in his childhood rule Nicola's waking hours and his dreams - their haunting caw predicting an impending doom.A tragic accident. A murder. A reconciliation.And then - against odds - new life.Inspired by a powerful and defining moment in his childhood, Koraki is the startling new debut novel of George Ploumidis.…

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 350 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 350 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.