Beat March's Blues with Cally's Way!
Coming March 17!
History, love, war, self-discovery from Iguana Books
Readers around the world visit this blog to read articles and stories about life in words. They will enjoy my new novel. Kirkus Reviews calls Cally's Way "accomplished and lyrical," and "romantic," but also "tough-minded" and "harrowing," addressing "important questions like whether it's possible to avoid being implicated in the modern world's sins."
Set in Crete, Cally's Way interweaves the 2002 story of Cally, a 25-year old business graduate, with the World War II story of Callisto, her grandmother, who was a runner in the Cretan Resistance during the Nazis' brutal occupation of the island. It's a story of love, after Cally meets Oliver, a U.S. Army deserter from the Gulf War, and Callisto meets Robert, a Scottish soldier who has escaped from a German POW camp.
Preveli Valley ruin where Allied soldiers hid
Cally's Way is also about the ancient beauty of Crete, where "Aphrodite, ruthless as ebony, old as art, danced a whole sequence of choices above the morning waves." Bestselling British author Hilary Boyd liked "the scent of wild thyme on the Cretan hills, the taste of a freshly picked orange, the sweetness of golden honey. Cally, like us, is seduced by it all... but at the same time... we are held in suspense by the island's cruel past."
Early oleander buds
"One of the most striking aspects of Cally's Way is how the horrors of war have been contextualized within the framework of day-to-day existence," writes Rethymnon Bugle editor Kate Brusten. "The questions posed by Cally's journey of self-discovery are ones any reader will be able to connect with. This book is highly recommended."
"Cally's Way resonates deeply," writes Robert Begiebing, award-winning novelist, Norman Mailer Center mentor and Professor of English Emeritus of Southern New Hampshire University, "with surprising connections among the violent and tragic occupations of the Second World War, post-war Communist paranoia and our current occupations and insurgencies... A satisfying and revelatory read."
The Dragon's Head in Plakias Bay
Print and ebook editions of Cally's Way will be available at Amazon, Iguana Books, and other online distributors on March 17. So bookmark this page to come back for links. And then please tell me what you think. Post a short review on Amazon or a Goodreads, or here.Thanks for your visit,Jane
History, love, war, self-discovery from Iguana Books
Readers around the world visit this blog to read articles and stories about life in words. They will enjoy my new novel. Kirkus Reviews calls Cally's Way "accomplished and lyrical," and "romantic," but also "tough-minded" and "harrowing," addressing "important questions like whether it's possible to avoid being implicated in the modern world's sins."
Set in Crete, Cally's Way interweaves the 2002 story of Cally, a 25-year old business graduate, with the World War II story of Callisto, her grandmother, who was a runner in the Cretan Resistance during the Nazis' brutal occupation of the island. It's a story of love, after Cally meets Oliver, a U.S. Army deserter from the Gulf War, and Callisto meets Robert, a Scottish soldier who has escaped from a German POW camp.
Preveli Valley ruin where Allied soldiers hid
Cally's Way is also about the ancient beauty of Crete, where "Aphrodite, ruthless as ebony, old as art, danced a whole sequence of choices above the morning waves." Bestselling British author Hilary Boyd liked "the scent of wild thyme on the Cretan hills, the taste of a freshly picked orange, the sweetness of golden honey. Cally, like us, is seduced by it all... but at the same time... we are held in suspense by the island's cruel past."
Early oleander buds"One of the most striking aspects of Cally's Way is how the horrors of war have been contextualized within the framework of day-to-day existence," writes Rethymnon Bugle editor Kate Brusten. "The questions posed by Cally's journey of self-discovery are ones any reader will be able to connect with. This book is highly recommended."
"Cally's Way resonates deeply," writes Robert Begiebing, award-winning novelist, Norman Mailer Center mentor and Professor of English Emeritus of Southern New Hampshire University, "with surprising connections among the violent and tragic occupations of the Second World War, post-war Communist paranoia and our current occupations and insurgencies... A satisfying and revelatory read."
The Dragon's Head in Plakias BayPrint and ebook editions of Cally's Way will be available at Amazon, Iguana Books, and other online distributors on March 17. So bookmark this page to come back for links. And then please tell me what you think. Post a short review on Amazon or a Goodreads, or here.Thanks for your visit,Jane
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