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Aristo's Family (2nd Edition)

Raymond Nickford

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Description:Archaeologist, Aristo's family were all burnt and left unidentifiable during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.Aristo has turned his Paphos home into a small private museum and now lives alone with his surviving teenage son, Pavlos, and his obsession - to trace his family.The contents of polythene bags which Aristo brings home from his site excavations, together with his late-night 'staff meetings' draw his boy deeper into a confrontation with ancient and unquiet souls, while Pavlos has an increasing need to belong to a father who will make time for him.Then Katherine, a colleague of Aristo, arrives to confuse the impressionable young Pavlos.This novel, with its vivid descriptive passages about the Paphos museum and the Troodos mountains, has a tautness and nervous energy which haunts.The author, part Greek Cypriot, was raised amongst Greeks in England and has travelled extensively through Cyprus. He has particular admiration for the village people whose company he has enjoyed so much in the Troodos Mountains. TagsCyprus, father and son, belonging, roots, moving, supernatural, romance, Barbara Erskine, Modern Greeks, hypnotism, ancient Greeks, mystery.Reviews:"The first few chapters are atmospheric; intriguing. They made me want to keep reading. The beautifully observed characters and exotic setting have all the makings of a first class novel" - BARBARA ERSKINE, best selling author of Lady of Hay."An atmospheric, vibrant, almost spooky page-turnerthat might easily become something of a cult."- REAY TANNAHILL, historian, novelist and author of The Seventh Son."The promise of the early chapters is more than well-maintained. This novel is a real page-turner, worthy of comparison with the early John Fowles' The Magus — and yet the book is distinctively Raymond Nickford.” - ALLEN J. MILLINGTON SYNGE, author of Bowler Batsman Spy.This e-book is also available to sample or buy at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk using a Kindle reader or freely downloaded KindleForPC.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aristo's Family (2nd Edition). To get started finding Aristo's Family (2nd Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 240

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Haunted Books

Release: 2011

ISBN: 0954696387

Description: Archaeologist, Aristo's family were all burnt and left unidentifiable during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus in 1974.Aristo has turned his Paphos home into a small private museum and now lives alone with his surviving teenage son, Pavlos, and his obsession - to trace his family.The contents of polythene bags which Aristo brings home from his site excavations, together with his late-night 'staff meetings' draw his boy deeper into a confrontation with ancient and unquiet souls, while Pavlos has an increasing need to belong to a father who will make time for him.Then Katherine, a colleague of Aristo, arrives to confuse the impressionable young Pavlos.This novel, with its vivid descriptive passages about the Paphos museum and the Troodos mountains, has a tautness and nervous energy which haunts.The author, part Greek Cypriot, was raised amongst Greeks in England and has travelled extensively through Cyprus. He has particular admiration for the village people whose company he has enjoyed so much in the Troodos Mountains. TagsCyprus, father and son, belonging, roots, moving, supernatural, romance, Barbara Erskine, Modern Greeks, hypnotism, ancient Greeks, mystery.Reviews:"The first few chapters are atmospheric; intriguing. They made me want to keep reading. The beautifully observed characters and exotic setting have all the makings of a first class novel" - BARBARA ERSKINE, best selling author of Lady of Hay."An atmospheric, vibrant, almost spooky page-turnerthat might easily become something of a cult."- REAY TANNAHILL, historian, novelist and author of The Seventh Son."The promise of the early chapters is more than well-maintained. This novel is a real page-turner, worthy of comparison with the early John Fowles' The Magus — and yet the book is distinctively Raymond Nickford.” - ALLEN J. MILLINGTON SYNGE, author of Bowler Batsman Spy.This e-book is also available to sample or buy at amazon.com and amazon.co.uk using a Kindle reader or freely downloaded KindleForPC.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Aristo's Family (2nd Edition). To get started finding Aristo's Family (2nd Edition), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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