Kronos - Hardcover

Devine, Laurie

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0233986731 ISBN 13: 9780233986739

Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd

Synopsis

It is 1949, and Greece is in the turmoil of civil war. Beautiful 19-year-old Marika is determined to ensnare her childhood sweetheart, Christos, and bind him to her for life, before he leaves to lead the guerrillas in the mountains. By the author of "Nile" and "Saudi".

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From Publishers Weekly:

The author of Nile delivers a smooth commercial novel, despite characters that aren't quite lifelike and unpolished, cliche-ridden prose. As the Civil War rages around their remote Greek village, beautiful 19-year-old Marika follows an age-old secret formula for ensuring eternal love: she seduces her leftist lover, Christos Kronos, in the magical Cave of the Great Goddess. But Christos's brother, Yorgos, as full of love for Marika as he is consumed with hatred for Christos, follows them there, and the three are bound forever in a hopeless triangle. Christos leaves on a raid but is captured by soldiers led by Yorgos. Pregnant, thinking Christos either faithless or dead, Marika marries Yorgos. Her decision brings anguish to Christos, who, having escaped to America, is unaware of her plight. Eventually, during the politically volatile '60s, both brothers rise, Yorgos with the military junta that takes control of Greece, Christos toward a seat in the U.S. Congress; a strike by an unsuspected enemy strips both of power. Infusing all is the ersatz flavor of Devine's Greece, served up as a mythic being who alternately cherishes and consumes his children with the capriciousness of the ancient gods.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• ISBN 10: 0233986731
• ISBN 13: 9780233986739
• Binding: Hardcover