The green shore / Natalie Bakopoulos.

By:

Bakopoulos, Natalie

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013, c2012.Description: 353 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781451633948 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Greece -- History -- 1967-1974 -- Fiction

DDC classification:

813.6

Summary: "...this masterful debut takes us to the poignant and powerful heart of a family caught up in Greece's brutal 1967 military coup d'etat. As these characters struggle with their passion, both personal and political, and their stories of love and resistance play out against the backdrop of this turbulent period, their lives begin to unfold in surprising ways. A widowed doctor and her daughters, their poet uncle and his wife must each make their own peace with when to stay silent in the face of atrocity, and when to act. Set in Paris and Athens, The Green Shore is an ambitious, lyrical tour de force that captures the human cost of a terrifying historical moment. In flawless, gorgeous prose, award-winning novelist Natalie Bakopoulos draws us into the lives of unforgettable people who vividle illuminate not only this place and this time but, fundamentally, what it means to be a human."

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book - 7-day loan	CYA Library Main Collection	813.6 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00000007802

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"...this masterful debut takes us to the poignant and powerful heart of a family caught up in Greece's brutal 1967 military coup d'etat. As these characters struggle with their passion, both personal and political, and their stories of love and resistance play out against the backdrop of this turbulent period, their lives begin to unfold in surprising ways. A widowed doctor and her daughters, their poet uncle and his wife must each make their own peace with when to stay silent in the face of atrocity, and when to act.
Set in Paris and Athens, The Green Shore is an ambitious, lyrical tour de force that captures the human cost of a terrifying historical moment. In flawless, gorgeous prose, award-winning novelist Natalie Bakopoulos draws us into the lives of unforgettable people who vividle illuminate not only this place and this time but, fundamentally, what it means to be a human."