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Stone,Tom

The Summer of My Greek Taverna : A Memoir

Simon & Schuster, 2002

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Year of publication
2002
ISBN
0743205413
Place of printing
New York,
Author
Stone,Tom
Publishers
Simon & Schuster
Keyword
COOKERY GREEK GREECE DESCRIPTION TRAVEL COOKING PATMOS AMERICANS, IN GREECE
Cover description
New
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

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 TheolÛgos called and offered him a summer partnership in his beach tavÈrna, 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 TheolÛgos'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 TavÈrna 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.Recipe index.

Edizione: 1st.us ed.