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description: "Homer is blissfully addictive." Reader review "An expat book of the year, 2015." The Displaced Nation, expat site. Homer's Where the Heart Is continues the story where the best-selling memoir, Things Can Only Get Feta, left off. Two journalists and their crazy terrier Wallace are into the second year of an amazing adventure, living in the wild Mani, southern Greece. They share an olive grove with their new Greek landlords as the country veers towards bankruptcy and social upheaval. They are soon pulled into the chaos of the economic crisis with some of the original village characters from Marjory's first memoir. This candid story also the story of the author’s passion for Greece. Woven into the narrative is Marjory’s gripping back story from another dark time while she was working in Athens, during the military dictatorship of the 1970s. It will reveal haunting parallels between this period of history and the current crisis and will highlight as much about Greece as it does about her own personal journey at a young age. Homer also takes the reader on a memorable journey around the Mani, including an exclusive tour of the late Patrick Leigh Fermor's unique home in Kardamyli, just after he died in 2011, and a trip to the island of Kythera. This edition also features some of the author's own photographs of Greece. REVIEWS "Marjory is a skilled wordsmith who has combined her journalistic expertise and story-telling flair to create a highly laudable sequel to Things Can Only Get Feta. Informative and entertaining." - Peter Kerr, best-selling author of Snowball Oranges. "Beautifully written, at times funny and always insightful, it entertains and at the same time gives us a unique perspective on an indomitable country coping with crisis. What more could you ask for?" - Richard Clark, author of the Greek Notebook series. "Through her stories, sentiments and humor, we see and feel her love for Greece. Put this at the top of your summer reading list." - Maria A. Karamitsos, founder and editor of WindyCity Greek, in Chicago. "Marjory takes us on an odyssey with mind, heart and great skill. I loved reading this book." - Pamela Jane Rogers, author of Greekscapes. "Another wonderful book by Marjory McGinn. The ending tugged at my heart." - Linda Fagioli-Katsiotas, author of Greek memoir, The Nifi. "Marjory writes at a level that sits with the best of the travelogue genre. Her depth of characterisation and turns of phrase are outstanding." - Amazon reviewer. "Beautifully written. Her historic insight gives this book a gravitas far beyond its genre without taking anything away from a charming read." - Anthony Hooper, author of The Glass Lie. "A fascinating and heart-warming memoir. I absolutely loved this book and had a huge lump in my throat at the end of it." - Valerie Poore, author of Watery Ways.ABOUT THE AUTHOR Marjory McGinn is a Scottish-born journalist who has worked as a feature writer for major newspapers in the UK, and in Australia, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Times, The Daily Mail and The Scotsman. Based in the UK, she regularly spends time in Greece. In 2010 she moved to southern Greece with her husband Jim and famously mad terrier Wallace, during the economic crisis, which became the basis for her four travel memoirs, the Peloponnese Series. memoirs. She has also written two novels set in the Mani in Greece, A Saint For The Summer and How Greek Is Your Love?
language: English
title: Homer's Where The Heart Is: Two journalists, one crazy dog and a love affair with Greece
publisher: Pelagos Press