Bitter Lemons of Cyprus: Life on a Mediterranean Island

Bitter Lemons of Cyprus: Life on a Mediterranean Island

From the New York Timesâ€“bestselling author of the Alexandria Quartet: â€œA superlative piece ofÂ .Â .Â . writingÂ .Â .Â . rooted in the Mediterranean sceneâ€ (Time).
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In 1953, as the British Empire relaxes its grip upon the world, the island of Cyprus bucks for independence. Some cry for union with Athens, others for an arrangement that would split the island down the middle, giving half to the Greeks and the rest to the Turks. For centuries, the battle for the Mediterranean has been fought on this tiny spit of land, and now Cyprus threatens to rip itself in half.
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Into this escalating conflict steps Lawrence Durrellâ€”poet, novelist, and a former British government official. After years serving the Crown in the Balkans, he yearns for a return to the island lifestyle of his youth. With humor, grace, and passable Greek, Durrell buys a house, secures a job, and settles in for quiet living, happy to put up his feet until the natives begin to consider wringing his neck. More than a travel memoir, this is an elegant picture of island life in a changing world.
Country USA
Manufacturer Open Road Media
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2012-06-12
Format Kindle eBook

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