ISBN: 9780099422044
Release Date: 05 Apr 2001
Average rating:   (read by 124 members)

Categories: Modern fiction

Set on the Greek island of Cephallonia during World War II, this is the story of a beautiful young woman and her two suitors: a gentle fisherman turned ruthless guerrilla, and the charming mandolin-playing head of the Italian garrison on the island.

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Hannah_337
Rated it   8 days ago
Quite hard to get through in certain places and the end was completely different to the film. I've wanted to read this book for ages though, and I'm glad I finished it

ShopGirl
Rated it   9 days ago
I love his style of writing in this book and I not so secretly would love to write like him. I found the story dragged on too far though and the end was a disappointment. Still, I'd read it for the way it's written and the humour.

dawny
Rated it   2 months ago
slow going but worthwhile.

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