The Memory of Tides by Angelo Loukakis (Signed Copy)
From the mountains of Crete to the dreams of postwar Australia
It is 1941 and Vic Stockton has missed the evacuation from Crete. Behind him lie the bodies of his dead comrades. Ahead lie days hiding from the Germans and a search for safety. Hungry and exhausted, he eventually stumbles upon a monastery whose abbot offers him shelter in an abandoned hut.
As he waits and recovers his strength, supplies are brought to him by Kalliope Venakis - a young woman with the beauty and spirit of Crete in her bones, who yet longs for something more than the confining traditions of her village. That same yearning has already compelled her teenage sweetheart, Andreas, to leave for Australia before the outbreak of war, to prepare a new and better life for them together.
But in the crucible of war, when all is tested and everything is at stake, bonds can be formed that resonate down a lifetime.
As Vic and Kalliope pursue their postwar lives, it becomes clear that what is in the heart cannot always be expressed. Hope may stubbornly survive in the most unlikely places and flourish in the most unexpected of ways...
Format: Paperback | 400 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.3 x 15.3 x 2.7 | 530g
Publication Date: 23 Aug 2006
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
Imprint: 4th Estate
Publication City/Country: Pymble, SYD, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0732280672
ISBN13: 9780732280673
Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Some damage to the cover including minor scuff marks, and some creasing, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with some obvious creasing and very slight discolouring on the bottom-corner of the first 3 pages in the book, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, and no highlighting of text. A previous owner has written their name in black pen on the top of the first page. The author has signed the title page in blue pen, then inscribed and signed the dedications page in black pen, but no other writing in margins. No missing pages.