Xenos: A Romantic Novel of Travel and Self-Discovery in the Grecian Isles

by David A. Ross

Sometimes the only way to find yourself is to leave behind everything you've ever known... and become a stranger. Abandoning a life filled with loss of family, love, and personal integrity, Doran Seeger is flying through a blinding storm on his way to a political awakening in Amsterdam, an unexpected affair in the Swiss Alps, a brush-by encounter on a train platform and the serendipitous discovery of a wadded up handbill that will lead him into a land where a gleefully absurd culture still embraces real Greece.

Genres: Greece

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

David A. Ross is a writer, editor and publisher. From 1984-1985 he was a columnist and contributing editor for Southwest Art Magazine. His novels include The Virtual Life of Fizzy Oceans, Xenos, A Winter Garden, Stones, How High The Wall and his award-winning first novel Calico Pennants. Also to his credit is the short story collection Sacrifice and the Sweet Life and the travel memoir Good Morning Corfu: Living Abroad Against All Odds.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, he presently lives on the Island of Corfu in Greece.

Reviews

[Cathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book mainly because of the descriptions of the narrator's European travels. The only thing I found lacking was any real conflict. This made it predictable and not very compelling. However, as I was traveling in Greece while I was reading it, I found the descriptions quite lovely.

[Ghine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have a fascination with Greece and certainly enjoyed the book from that level. Once the characters make it to their destination, the majority of the book takes place on Corfu. It was a good story overall but nothing spectacular.

[Rebecca King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun little adventure around the Greek Isles - makes we want to visit Greece!!