The Summer of My Greek Taverna : A Memoir
by Stone,Tom
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 074324771X
- ISBN 13
- 9780743247719
- Seller
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STREETSVILLE, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York,: Simon & Schuster, 2002 Book. Fine. Soft cover. First Printing.. The story of a man in love with a place, a woman, and a dream. 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. 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. 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. Featuring Stone's recipes, including his own Chicken Retsina and the ultimate moussaka, The Summer of My Greek Tavérna 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.250P..
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- Bookseller
- KALAMOS BOOKS (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 042421
- Title
- The Summer of My Greek Taverna : A Memoir
- Author
- Stone,Tom
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 074324771X
- ISBN 13
- 9780743247719
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Place of Publication
- New York,
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- COOKERAY GREEK GREECE DESCRIPTION TRAVEL COOKING PATMOS AMERICANS IN GREECE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Greek Cooking & Food; Americans in Greece; Patmos;
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KALAMOS BOOKS
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