A House in Corfu: A Family's Sojourn in Greece
 

A House in Corfu: A Family's Sojourn in Greece

by Emma Tennant

This book is the story of Emma Tennant's parent's house, Rovinia, set above the bay in Corfu where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous. It is also the story of people like Maria, a miraculous cook and the presiding spirit of the house, and her husband, Thodoros, and of the inhabitants of the local village, high on the hill above the... (read more)

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  • Krissi P
    • Rated 1 stars

    I hated this book. Travel literature/memoirs are basically my favorite genre, but this book did nothing for me. I felt like I was reading something written by someone with ADD who was off their meds. No train of thought was ever finished, everything just sort of trailed off into another story. I would not recommend this to anyone.

    Krissi P wrote this review Monday, January 14 2008. ( reply | permalink )
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