The Greek Tapestry
by Anthea Syrokou
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Pub Date Apr 15 2018 | Archive Date Sep 04 2018
Description
During their childhood in Sydney, Maria and her older sister, Nicki, were friends with Dimity, the girl who lived across the street. They grew up together, spending many joyous afternoons in each other's company. They loved creating art, and Dimity and Nicki, with a little help from Maria, came first in an art project at school with a tapestry they made by hand, which depicted island life in Greece. They always believed nothing would separate them - but would sadly find that nothing was a tall order. When Nicki and Maria's parents uproot them to move to Greece, leaving Dimity behind, they discover that even the strongest friendships can disintegrate.
Now, almost twenty years later, each of them has their own life. Dimity lives in a designer house with her sexy husband, an industrial designer named Malcolm, and their two daughters. She loves Malcolm, but struggles to get along with his mother, and is tired of playing the accommodating wife. In need of change and inspiration, she sets off to Greece to see where an unplanned journey may take her.
Maria has both the career and the family, but still feels the need to prove herself to her mother. After her mother hides invitations to her cousin's wedding in Greece from her, Maria is spurred into action. She is sick of her mother's interference and heads to Greece in search of answers.
Nicki also has a successful career, but she and her husband, Marco, are unable to have what they really want - a child. This fills Nicki with constant sadness, and puts a lot of pressure on her relationship with Marco. Needing a change in life, she follows her sister to Greece, and stays in a peaceful, historic village outside the small city of Ioannina.
Will Greece fill Nicki's heart with light and hope again?
As Maria, Nicki, and Dimity each try to untangle their complex lives, will they find their way home and weave their own beautiful reality?
The Greek Tapestry (Julie & Friends, Book 2) can be read as part of a series, following on from the delightful Eventually Julie (Julie & Friends, Book 1). In this latest book, it's Maria's turn to take centre stage Joining her are many exciting new characters, as well as some familiar and popular faces from Book 1.
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to join the fun in magical Greece!
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9780648157427 |
| PRICE | $7.99 (USD) |
Featured Reviews
Dora Archie O, Reviewer
Can I just say that I did not like the first five chapters of this book.
Wait, before you get ahead of yourself, let me just say that the kind of negativity that was introduced in the first chapters really made me angry. I know, wouldn't you be angry if your mom constantly critiqued how you looked in public, or if everyone looked at you with pity because you couldn't bear children, or if everyone took you for granted?
Then, towards the end of chapter five, these three strong and beautiful women: Nicki, Maria and Dimity, decide to take charge of their lives and after that, this book was too good to put down!
I could delve into the challenges these women faced about individualism, family matters, love, loss, work-life balance, anguish, health, lifestyle, choices and so on, but we've all been held back at some point by something in life. That's what makes this story quite a thrill to read.
I got an eARC from NetGalley.
Robin D, Reviewer
This was an entertaining, well-written book. Maria and her sister, Nicki, were childhood friends with Dimity and they loved to create art together, including a tapestry of life in Greece. They thought nothing would ever separate them - until Maria's and Nicki's parents move their family away. As adults, they are each living their own lives, but each finds themselves at a crossroads and in need of inspiration. I found myself caring about the characters in this book and what they were going through. I enjoyed this story and would recommend it to others.
Reviewer 496647
This was a fun book, but not something I'd reread again. The characters were engaging, the plot mildly amusing, but it didn't have that "Keeper Shelf" written all over it.
What I enjoyed:
- Vivid depiction of Greek culture. I was totally immersed.
- Dimity's pain and loneliness. I felt that her character was really well drawn out and easy to sympathize with.
- The depiction of close female friendship.
- Breezy writing style. It was easy to keep turning the page.
What I didn't enjoy:
- I was more interested in Dimity's story than the others (Maria and Nicki). I wasn't a fan of all the pov shifts.
I received a free copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
Amanda D, Reviewer
I loved the sisterly relationship depicted in this book and Greece is a perfect, fun setting. Highly recommend!
Many thanks to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for my ARC. All opinions are my own.
Marge L, Reviewer
Looking forward to reading more by this author. It brought back pleasant memories of time spent on vacations in Greece.
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