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Korakas
Korakas is a story of love, revenge and control, but most of all, being an outsider.
Two women, mother and daughter, twenty years apart, come under the influence of a man, an island, and its myths. Ally grew up with stories of the island where she was born; fairy tales and memories woven together in such a way that she never knew why she and her mother left, or who her father is. When her mother suddenly disappears, Ally returns to the island, convinced this is where she will find her, but also determined to resolve all the other unanswered questions from her childhood.
Some of this story is based on experience of living in Crete, things seen and heard, some is based on Greek tales and mythology and some is complete fabrication.
Anybody who has visited the island will recognise the places, even the people. Anybody who has ever lived away from their home for a period of time might even recognise them self.
This story will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
Two women, mother and daughter, twenty years apart, come under the influence of a man, an island, and its myths. Ally grew up with stories of the island where she was born; fairy tales and memories woven together in such a way that she never knew why she and her mother left, or who her father is. When her mother suddenly disappears, Ally returns to the island, convinced this is where she will find her, but also determined to resolve all the other unanswered questions from her childhood.
Some of this story is based on experience of living in Crete, things seen and heard, some is based on Greek tales and mythology and some is complete fabrication.
Anybody who has visited the island will recognise the places, even the people. Anybody who has ever lived away from their home for a period of time might even recognise them self.
This story will stay with you long after you have read the last page.
218 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 2, 2015
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April 2, 2017
A beautiful written well crafted book that vividly portrays island life and the complexity of relationships.
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