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To Hellas And Back (2007)

by Lana Penrose(Favorite Author)

3.49 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0987437402 (ISBN13: 9780987437402)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Lana Penrose

review 1: What the critics said:Travel vicariously through Lana Penrose.VogueYou’ll laugh ‘til you cry.CleoServed up with generous lashings of comedy and wit.That’s LifeA hilarious and memorable read.Famous MagazineLana tells us how she copes (or not) with humour and honesty.Woman’s Day A heart-warming tale through love, loneliness and a big fat Greek wedding to boot.She SaidBreaks down the ‘code of silence’ regarding overseas experiences.TNT Magazine, LondonRiddled with catastrophe and contrasted with humour.Borders ShortlistA story for today.The Sydney Morning Herald A classic fish out of water, cross-cultural love story with all the trimmings.Melbourne Herald SunHas all the trappings of an enthralling summer read.Sydney Telegraph / Melbourne Herald SunAn eventual com... moreing to terms with differentness, a dawning of self-realisation.Weekend AustralianAnyone who has experienced going from vibrant to dependant will empathise with Penrose.Sunday Herald SunIn a word: Escapist.Weekend Gold Coast BulletinHilarious and tragic. A joy to read. Thoroughly recommended.Mount Barker Courier Refreshingly honest and downright funny.Bendigo Advertiser WeekenderA hilarious and poignant cross-cultural love story.Angus & Robertson Recommended StoriesCharming and hilarious.Dymocks Booklovers
review 2: I appreciated the point of view for this book. It would be extrememly difficult to uplift everything you know of your life from one country and try to make the best of things in a completely new foreign country. Very confronting to read of a character facing depression during a time when the world should have been at her feet. But I sympathise with her, I don't feel frustration that she couldn't make the most out of a new life in a beautiful country. The writing was so honest that I too felt isolated while I read, trying to imagine the situation had I been put in it. Here is also a great example of once again failing in the marriage vows, for better or for worse. What is once a happy relationship, it's interesting to see it fall apart once the journey is going upward for only 1 in the partnership. Definitely would recommend a read. And I did certainly have a chuckle in places too. less

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