A House in Corfu - by Emma Tennant (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>This book is the story of Emma Tennant's parent's house, Rovinia, set above the bay in Corfu where legend has it Ulysses was shipwrecked and found by Nausicaa, daughter of King Alcinous. It is also the story of people like Maria, a miraculous cook and the presiding spirit of the house, and her husband, Thodoros, and of the inhabitants of the local village, high on the hill above the bay. <p/>Full of color and contrast, <i>A House in Corfu</i> shows the huge changes in island life since the time of the Tennants' arrival, and celebrates, equally, the joy of belonging to a timeless world: the world of vine, olive, and sea.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"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." --<i>Susan Salter Reynolds, Los Angeles Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Exercise caution when reading this book-it's likely to induce a serious longing to hop on the next flight to Greece." --<i>Booklist</i> <p/>"A delightful memoir . . . [Tennant] eloquently renders the stark beauty of the landscape, the seductive, treacherous sea, the delicious cuisine." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Emma Tennant's previous books include <i>Sylvia and Ted</i>, <i>The Bad Sister, Two Women of London, Faustine, Strangers: A Family Romance, Burnt Diaries</i>, and<i> Pemberley</i>, a sequel to <i>Pride and Prejudice</i>. She lived in London until her death in 2017.
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