It All Sounds Greek To Me discussion

A number of years ago I attended a conference here in Athens on the Restitution of the Parthenon Marbles. The late Jules Dassin, the husband of Melina Mercouri, was a keynote speaker. I attended the conference with my wife and with the typically preconceived idea that the Marbles were British. After all, we bought them legally over two hundred years ago. Didn’t we? What was the big deal?

Subsequently, I became very interested in the events surrounding the removal of the Marbles by Elgin’s agents (initially from a purely academic perspective), and undertook considerable research here in Athens and in the UK - which in turn gave me the germ of the idea for my novel - ‘The Devil’s Legacy’.

As an Englishman my hope and desire is that my novel may serve to highlight the need to, and justice in, returning the Marbles to Greece, and if it can awaken, or stimulate an interest in the subject, however small, then I will feel that I have succeeded.

I will be donating 10% of the royalties I receive from this ebook to the Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles.

Furthermore, at this very difficult time for all of us in Greece (and, in fact, the world), my novel is, I believe, a good - ‘thought provoking - Greek positive - escape and enjoy it - yarn', which may bring a little pleasure to its readers.

Plot Synopsis

‘The Devil’s Legacy’ is an adventure/mystery set in the present day with flashbacks to the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries.

‘The Devil’s Legacy’ combines a compelling and novel journey through time with the search for truth and the restoration of a country’s stolen heritage. Fiction is interwoven with historical fact to create a plausible, yet original and absorbing hypothesis revolving around a topical issue--and one I feel very strongly about--the return of the Parthenon Marbles to their rightful home in the New Acropolis Museum.

‘The Devil’s Legacy’ is available now as an ebook on the Internet from Smashwords (http://www.smashwords.com/), and from online ebook retailers including: Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo, Diesel and others.

The Devil’s Legacy by Tom Jackson
ISBN: 978-1-4660-1282-0

I am pleased to provide below the link to my page at Smashwords.com where you can download and read the first 50 pages of ‘The Devil’s Legacy’ and my Goodreads book page where you can check out Book Blogs Reviews:

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13...

I hope you have the time to enjoy the read . . . and the journey through history!

‘Bring The Marbles Home’!

Many thanks,

Tom Jackson