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Mermaids and Ikons - by Gwendolyn Macewen (Paperback)

Mermaids and Ikons - by  Gwendolyn Macewen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Beloved poet and novelist Gwendolyn MacEwen's first work of nonfiction in a handsome A List edition.</p><p>Featuring a new introduction by Rosemary Sullivan, author of the Governor General's Literary Award-winning biography <em>The Shadow Maker: The Life of Gwendolyn MacEwen</em> and <em>Stalin's Daughter</em></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><em>The island is shy and exuberant, savage and fair, bold yet self-effacing. It is a woman in heat, a man in despair, a blonde horse at sunset, a riot of fig trees, a flaking white salt bed, an arid garden of thyme and oregano, a hundred clotheslines full of octopi hung up to dry, a warm night of fireflies and tiny shrimps with burning eyes.</em></p><p>In her first work of nonfiction, <em>Mermaids and Ikons: A Greek Summer</em>, originally published in 1978, beloved poet and novelist Gwendolyn MacEwen explores her strongly personal responses to a complex civilization. Partly written during a trip to Greece in 1971, MacEwen moves from the urban tumult of Athens to the radiant simplicity of an island in the Aegean.</p><p>In this intimate and exquisitely written travel diary, she evokes the very spirit of Greece -- the exuberance of the people, the sun-drenched landscape, and the shaping power of ancient traditions and myths in modern Mediterranean life.</p><p>This edition features a new introduction by the award-winning biographer Rosemary Sullivan.</p>

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