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Falling In Honey: How A Tiny Greek Island Stole My Heart (2014)

by Jennifer Barclay(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1402285108 (ISBN13: 9781402285103)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Sourcebooks

review 1: Jennifer Barclay has a great blog – full of little informative snippets, sneak peeks into her life and chock-a-block with photos. I really enjoy reading her posts, feeling her enthusiasm for the island and people she loves. To a certain extent I got this too from her book FALLING IN HONEY but instead of everyday snapshots there is more depth, more personal feelings and a lot less pictures! What Jenny brings us is the bearing of her soul, along with a name change or two to protect the innocent – or not so innocent. The readers also get to be immersed into Tilos – its people, its customs, its history and even its recipes! Jennifer is a very evocative writer you can almost smell the honey, the salty sea, the goats. Along with the evocative smells the reader get a w... morearts and all summary of some disastrous relationships that drives her to the very edge – and each time it is Greece in general and Tilos in particular that brings her back and heals her mental wounds. With thanks to Sourcebooks and the author via Netgalley for my copy to read and review
review 2: Time out on Tilos, Greece"Tilos is a walkers' paradise. So many of its beaches are reached only by restored mule paths or goat tracks or goat tracks through untouched countryside, passing tiny Byzantine chapels. The islanders, though they may not walk much themselves, encourage visitors from all over Europe who enjoy walking and nature - with the protection of wildlife, rare bird species found here include Eleonora's Falcons and Bonelli's Eagles and Long-Legged Buzzards" (extract from Falling in Honey)So, pack the guidebook AND pack these excellent memoirs of settling on Tilos, which brings this tiny island off Rhodes to incredible life. Follow author Jennifer Barclay as she discovers the little coves and bays, the tiny villages, and meets the locals who really take her under their wing. So much information oozes out of the book, as Jennifer settles down to a plate of kolokithakia tiganita (fried courgette) or follows the interesting fikopsari fish as she snorkels her way around the island.Jennifer is like a breath of fresh air with her belief that it is possible to 'take action to make life better'. And she herself does this by embracing the culture of this little island for a month after a failed romance. Once back in England she falls for enigmatic Matt, who is also bowled over by the charm of Greece. Do they set sail for a happy ever after ending on their Greek Island? Click on the cover to buy the book and find out!The book is a total delight from the history of the island when the Knights of St John used it as a base in 1309, through Ottoman rule and to the hardships of Italian and German occupation.Tilos was once renowned for its healing plants and herbs, and in the period of Classical Greece it was famous for producing perfume. It was ahead of its time in presiding over the first same sex marriage in Greece in 2008. Greece literally jumps off the pages and introduces you to the island in a more intimate way than perhaps a guidebook can. less

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