The Summer of My Greek Taverna - (Memoir) by Tom Stone (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this "feast for all senses" ("Publishers Weekly"), Stone serves up a charming and finely observed account of life and love--for a place, a woman, and a dream--on a small Greek island. 2 maps.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The story of a man in love with a place, a woman, and a dream.</b> <br> Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to stay a little longer. <br> Seven idyllic years later, they left Patmos for Crete. When a Patmian friend Theológos called and offered him a summer partnership in his beach tavérna, The Beautiful Helen, Stone jumped at the chance -- much to the dismay of his wife, who cautioned him not to forget the old adage about Greeks bearing gifts. <br> Her warning was well-founded: when back on Patmos, Stone quickly discovered that he was no longer a friend or patron but a competitor. He learned hard lessons about the Greeks' skill at bargaining and business while reluctantly coming to the realization that Theológos's offer of a partnership was indeed a Trojan horse. <br> Featuring Stone's recipes, including his own Chicken Retsina and the ultimate moussaka, <i>The Summer of My Greek Tavérna</i> is as much a love story as it is the grand, humorous, and sometimes bittersweet adventures of an American pursuing his dreams in a foreign land, a modern-day innocent abroad.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>The New York Times Book Review</i> His infatuation with the place (whether fueled by an excess of retsina or not) is infectious.<br><br><i>Time</i> The summer's best travel writing...like Kitchen Confidential with ouzo.<br>
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