The House on Paradise Street

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Greek history in a haunting tale.

"The House on Paradise Street" is a good read for those interested in historical fiction. The book delves into 50 years of Greek history, with a focus on love, loss, and family. The most unique feature of this novel is the way it weaves together the personal journeys of the characters with the larger social and political history of Greece. Readers may appreciate the deep emotional resonance of the story as well as the author's skillful writing style that captures the complexities of human relationships and the impact of historical events on everyday lives."

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The House on Paradise Street

Regular price $11.96
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ISBN: 9781780720913
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $23.28
Authors: Sofka Zinovieff
Publisher: Short Books
Date of Publication: 2012-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: World War II, Mystery, War
Goodreads rating: 3.89
(rated by 572 readers)

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This “fiercely absorbing, passionate novel” ( The Guardian ), a bestseller in the UK, tells the epic tale of two sisters in the war-torn streets of Nazi­-occupied Athens. In 2008 Antigone Perifanis returns to her family home in Athens after sixty years in exile. She has come to attend the funeral of her only son, Nikitas, who was born in prison and whom she has not seen since she left him as a baby. What Antigone doesn’t know is that another family member is about to step into her life, re-opening the wounds of her tragic past and calling into question everything she believed about the life of her son. Nikitas had been distressed in the days before his death and, curious to learn the reason, his English widow Maud starts to investigate his complicated past.Maud reignites a bitter family feud and discovers the heartbreaking story of a young mother caught up in the political tides of the Greek Civil War, forced to make a terrible decision that would blight not only her life but the lives of future generations.The House on Paradise Street is a gorgeously written novel about love and loss. Taking us from Nazi-occupied Athens through the military junta years and on into the troubled city of recent times, it vividly reveals what happens when ideology threatens to subsume our sense of humanity.
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Greek history in a haunting tale.

"The House on Paradise Street" is a good read for those interested in historical fiction. The book delves into 50 years of Greek history, with a focus on love, loss, and family. The most unique feature of this novel is the way it weaves together the personal journeys of the characters with the larger social and political history of Greece. Readers may appreciate the deep emotional resonance of the story as well as the author's skillful writing style that captures the complexities of human relationships and the impact of historical events on everyday lives."

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.