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A house in ruins. An island at war. A love affair just beginning...

''This is one of the most fantastic books I have ever read'' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars

The House of Dust and Dreams
is perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop''s Cartes Postales from Greece and The Island, or Tracy Rees''s, The Hourglass

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Greece 1936.

A young British diplomat and his wife have been posted to Athens. Hugh loves the life there but his spirited and unconventional wife, Evadne, finds it hard to fit in with the whirl of endless parties and socialising.

When Hugh is sent to Crete to sort out a problem, they stay in a rundown house owned by his family. His wife falls in love with the place and the people, and stays on when Hugh returns to his duties. As she tries to rebuild the ramshackle home, Evadne - known as Heavenly by the locals - makes firm friends with Anthi, a young woman from t

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/02/2012
      ISBN13: 9781409120131, 978-1409120131
      ISBN10: 1409120139

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A house in ruins. An island at war. A love affair just beginning...

      ''This is one of the most fantastic books I have ever read'' Amazon reviewer, 5 stars

      The House of Dust and Dreams
      is perfect for fans of Victoria Hislop''s Cartes Postales from Greece and The Island, or Tracy Rees''s, The Hourglass

      ***********************************

      Greece 1936.

      A young British diplomat and his wife have been posted to Athens. Hugh loves the life there but his spirited and unconventional wife, Evadne, finds it hard to fit in with the whirl of endless parties and socialising.

      When Hugh is sent to Crete to sort out a problem, they stay in a rundown house owned by his family. His wife falls in love with the place and the people, and stays on when Hugh returns to his duties. As she tries to rebuild the ramshackle home, Evadne - known as Heavenly by the locals - makes firm friends with Anthi, a young woman from t

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