Australians in Greece

Australia: Penguin, 1996 "Three women of Greece : Artemis, an ailing matriarch who clings rigidly to the old ways, Juliet, an Englishwoman contentedly married to a Greek man, and Irene, the Australian wife of Artemis's son, who has to leave her marriage child, and a culture that will not make room for her. Irene cannot stay in Greece, neither can she properly leave, Wherever she goes a part of her is pulling in the other direction, so no country can lay claim to her, no place is truly home. ... Gillian Bouras... seamlessly weaves fact and fiction to widen her view on displacement..." . Softcover. As New. more information

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New York: Bobbs- Merrill, 1956 Family life as experienced by an Australian writer on the Greek island of Kalymnos.( Brown shadow on ffep probably caused by an old newsclipping ). 1st.US Ed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good,Slight Chips & Tears. Illus. by Cedric Flower. more information

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Sydney, Australia: Hale & Iremonger, 2000 Joice Nankivell was born in Australia and during her long and eventful life was in Ireland during the troubles, joined with her husband Stanley Loch in the Quaker missions that were sent to help the Polish devastated by World War I, and then to Greece to assist wth the population displaced from Asia Minor. After which she and her husband settled into an old Byzantine tower at Prosforion, on the border with Mt.Athos and she established a rug weaving workshop for the refugee women. During World War II she helped Jewish refugees get to isreal. Well deserving her status as "the most decorated Australian woman." . 1st. Australian Ed.. Soft Cover. As New. more information

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Sydney,Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1963 163p. plates. (review copy,). First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. more information

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Sydney,Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1963 163p. plates. (Neat, clean tight copy with only minimal Library marks). First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Ex-Library. more information

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Sydney,Australia: Angus & Robertson, 1963 163p. plates. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. more information

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New York: William Morrow., 1969 Fascinating, well written acount of Greece, past and present,by Australian writer. 410p. plates (some col.) bibliography.index. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. more information

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