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'It is 1941 and Vic Stockton has missed the evacuation from Crete. Behind him lie the bodies of his dead comrades. Ahead lie days hiding from the Germans and a search for safety. Hungry and exhausted, he eventually stumbles upon a monastery whose abbot offers him shelter in an abandoned hut. As he waits and recovers his strength, supplies are brought to him by Kalliope Venakis - a young woman with the beauty and spirit of Crete in her bones, who yet longs for something more than the confining traditions of her village. That same yearning has already compelled her teenage sweetheart, Andreas, to leave for Australia before the outbreak of war, to prepare a new and better life for them together. But in the crucible of war, when all is tested and everything is at stake, bonds can be formed that resonate down a lifetime. As Vic and Kalliope pursue their postwar lives, it becomes clear that what is in the heart cannot always be expressed. Hope may stubbornly survive in the most unlikely places and flourish in the most unexpected of ways...' (Publisher's blurb)
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Dedication: To the memory of my mother and father, Nikolaos and Maria, who each fought the battle in their own way.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Skim
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 7 November vol. 124 no. 6545 2006; (p. 78)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel ; The Gospel According to Luke 2006 single work novel ; The Travel Writer 2006 single work novel -
Deflections of Happiness
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , November no. 286 2006; (p. 53)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
The Memory of War
Scott Whitmont
(interviewer),
2006
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 54) -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 41)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
Epic Tale Lost in the Telling
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , October vol. 1 no. 2 2006; (p. 11)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel
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Loukakis's Gentle Page-Turner is Just the Trick
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 16 September 2006; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
In Short : Fiction
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16-17 September 2006; (p. 34)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel ; The Curer of Souls 2006 single work novel -
War and Desire
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 23-24 September 2006; (p. 12-13)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
Epic Tale Lost in the Telling
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian Literary Review , October vol. 1 no. 2 2006; (p. 11)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
Untitled
2006
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 41)
— Review of The Memory of Tides 2006 single work novel -
The Memory of War
Scott Whitmont
(interviewer),
2006
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , September vol. 86 no. 3 2006; (p. 54)
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Crete,
cGreece,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cAustralia,c
- 1940s
- 1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s