It's All Greek to Me! : A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks book cover

Best Greek Renovation Comedy

Travel Writing

It's All Greek to Me! : A Tale of a Mad Dog and an Englishman, Ruins, Retsina - And Real Greeks

by John Mole

Intoxicated with dreams of a Greek paradise, John Mole inflicts upon his family a tumbledown ruin on a hillside with no water, no electricity, no roof, no floor, no doors, no windows and twenty years of goat dung...


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About the book

far away from the tourist resorts and posh hotels. Through hard work and comic misadventures a bond is formed with a vivid cast of village characters - from Elpida who cures back pain with raw eggs to beautiful Eleni yearning for Düsseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine. If only Hector the dog would calm down.

Book details

Published by John Murray Press

Paperback ISBN: 9781857886504 14 Jul 2016 196 x 127 x 24 (mm) 260g