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Book SynopsisLose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.
''Stunning.'' André Aciman
''Masterly ... Casts a spell.'' Jan Morris
''Invades the reader''s every sense ... Remarkable.'' Victoria Hislop
''These days I am admiring and re-admiring Lawrence Durrell.'' Elif Shafak
''Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.'' Richard Holmes
''Exceptional ... Revelatory ... A master.'' Observer
''He writes as an artist, as well as a poet Profoundly beautiful.'' New Statesman
Cyprus, 1953. As the island fights for independence from British colonial rule, ancient conflicts between Turkish and Greek Cypriots trouble the glittering Mediterranean waters. Into the brewing political storm enters
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'Masterly ... Casts a spell.' - Jan Morris
'Invades the reader's every sense ... Remarkable.' - Victoria Hislop
'Our last great garlicky master of the vanishing Mediterranean.' - Richard Holmes
'Exceptional ... Revelatory ... A master.' - Observer
'He writes as an artist, as well as a poet . Profoundly beautiful.' - New Statesman
