The secret sister
Zalikoglou, Fotini2015
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For Jonathan, a third generation Greek American who has never set foot in his ancestral homeland, a journey to crisis-ridden contemporary Greece will unleash a century of buried family secrets. From the burning quay at Smyrna to present day Manhattan, the Argyriou family has been pursued by disaster. In the 1922 Greco-Turkish War, little Frosso and her sister Erasmia flee as Turkish soldiers descend n their village. Orphaned and destitute, the two girls have only each other to rely on as they scrape together a life in the immigrant slum around Athens. 18 years later, Europe is stewing and Erasmia is offered a chance for a new life by her fiancé Menelaos. Compelled to leave the impending war, Erasmia boards the ship 'New Greece' with a heavy heart, but before the ship reaches harbour her grief takes hold and Erasmia throws herself into the ocean.
Main title:
The secret sister / by Fontini Zalikoglou.
Author:
Zalikoglou, Fotini, author
Imprint:
New York : Europa, 2015.
Collation:
128 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781609452452 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'2
Language:
English
BRN:
1717255