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North of Ithaka

2006-04-04 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2006-04-04
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 909/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis North of Ithaka by : Eleni N. Gage

Download or read book North of Ithaka written by Eleni N. Gage. This book was released on 2006-04-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaving behind a sparkling social life and a successful journalism career, Eleni Gage moved from New York City to the remote Greek village of Lia. Lia is the same village where her father was born and her grandmother murdered, and which her father, Nicholas Gage, made famous twenty years ago with his international bestseller Eleni. Her four aunts (the diminutive but formidable thitsas) warned Eleni that she'd get killed by Albanians and eaten by wolves if she moved to Lia, invoking the curse her grandmother placed on any of her descendants who returned to Greece. But Eleni was determined to rebuild the ruins of her grandparents' house and to come to terms with her family's tragic history. Along the way, she learned to dodge bad omens and to battle the scorpions on her pillow and the shadows in her heart. She also came to understand that Greece and its memories were not only dark and death-filled, and that memories of the dead can bring new life to the present. Part travel memoir and part family saga, North of Ithaka is, above all, a journey home.

North of Ithaka

2004 Travel
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Release : 2004
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : /5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis North of Ithaka by : Eleni Gage

Download or read book North of Ithaka written by Eleni Gage. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of one woman's attempt to understand her family's history in Greece.

Lucky in Love

2018-12-11 Reference
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Release : 2018-12-11
Genre : Reference
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Book Rating : 917/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Lucky in Love by : Eleni N. Gage

Download or read book Lucky in Love written by Eleni N. Gage. This book was released on 2018-12-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every engaged couple wants two things: a meaningful wedding and a lifetime of happiness. This great gift book is a cross-cultural collection of marriage folklore that will help you achieve both. Create your own lucky traditions with nods to each other’s heritage, customs from places you’ve visited together, and auspicious rituals that just feel special. Whether you are just engaged or you’re days away from tying the knot, you’ll gain insight every step of the way. With this book as your guide, you can make your own luck in love.

North of Ithaka

2004 Epirus (Greece and Albania)
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Release : 2004
Genre : Epirus (Greece and Albania)
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Book Rating : 090/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis North of Ithaka by : Eleni Gage

Download or read book North of Ithaka written by Eleni Gage. This book was released on 2004. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 27-year-old Eleni Gage sets out for her family's native Greece to rebuild her grandparents' house in the remote but beautiful village of Lia, she wants to transform the site of a tragic past into a home for the future. Her grandmother, also called Eleni, was imprisoned and tortured there during the Greek Civil War. After a shaky start, as the house grows so does Eleni's love for Lia and the villagers. Part travel memoir, part family saga, NORTH OF ITHAKA is a funny, moving and fascinating journey home.

Other Waters

2012-02-14 Fiction
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Release : 2012-02-14
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 499/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Other Waters by : Eleni N. Gage

Download or read book Other Waters written by Eleni N. Gage. This book was released on 2012-02-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A Jane Austen-ish plot gets a delicious Indian accent in this effervescent novel by former PEOPLE editor Gage . . . in this exotic, mysterious setting, cultures collide, love grows more complicated and Maya finally discovers just whom – and where – she is really meant to be." --People, **** Maya is an accomplished psychiatry resident with a supportive boyfriend, loving family, and bustling New York social life. When her grandmother dies in India, a family squabble over property ignites a curse that drifts across continents and threatens Maya's life. Or so her father says-- Maya (being a modern woman, an American, and a doctor) doesn't believe in curses, Brahman, or otherwise. But then a series of calamities befalls her family, her career and relationship both falter, and Maya starts to worry. She hopes a trip back to India with her best friend, Heidi, will enable her to remove the curse, save her family, and put her own life back in order. Thus begins a journey into Maya's parallel worlds-- New York and an India filled with loving and annoying relatives, vivid colors, and superstitious customs she doesn't, and does, believe in. But her time in India isn't just a visit "home" or a chance to explore the strengthening and suffocating bonds of family, it's also the beginning of a cathartic quest toward forging one identity out of two cultues as Maya learns unexpected lessons about life and love.

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