![]() ![]() I was so enthralled that my father gave me a book, a compilation of the best stories. Of course, during my childhood I also became intrigued with Greece through the many stories of this land I was told – legends full of wit and wisdom, with a god or goddess for everything, from love to war to wine-making. They were wonderfully warm and loyal people. I grew up in Alexandria, Egypt, at a time when it was a very cosmopolitan place, and many of my parents’ friends and my school friends were Greek. ![]() ![]() I first fell in love with Greece through meeting Greek people. Greece has been on my ‘must write’ list for many years, because it is one of my favourite corners of the globe. So it is with my new novel, Aphrodite’s Tears, set in the Greek islands. In each of these novels, the setting is essential to the mood and the themes it’s not just a backdrop that could be substituted for some other place, but an integral part of the story. ![]() So far, my fiction has taken readers to Kenya ( Burning Embers), to Venice and Tuscany, Italy ( The Echoes of Love), and to Andalucía, Spain ( Indiscretion, Masquerade and Legacy). I am delighted to welcome guest blogger Hannah Fielding!Ĭhoosing Greece as the setting for my new novel ![]()
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