A House In Corfu
A Family's Sojourn in Greece
$45.04
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2002
Summary
A delightful book in the tradition of Peter Mayle and Frances Mayes.
A House in Corfu is the story of one of the most beautiful places on earth, still astonishingly unspoilt, on the west coast of Corfu. In the early 1960s, Emma Tennant’s parents, on a cruise, spotted a magical bay and decided to build a house there. This book is the story of that house, Rovinia, set in 42 hectares of land above the bay where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099422532 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099422530 |
| Author: | Emma Tennant |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2002 |
| Weight: | 171g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Tennant describes the spirit of enjoying another culture more gently, less aggressively than Mayle or even Mayes. She floats through it more dreamily, leaving an even greater desire for some other place.”-Susan Salter Reynolds, “Los Angeles Times Book Review”
“Exercise caution when reading this book-it’s likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece.”-“Booklist”
“A delightful memoir … [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine.”–“Publishers Weekly”
About The Author
Emma Tennant
Emma Tennant was born in London and spent her childhood in Scotland. Her most recent books include three volumes of memoirs, and a novel.
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