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An Englishman and a Greek village bond over bottles of ouzo, whiskey, and wine in a charming saga of sun, sea, sand, and cement. John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labors of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous, and garrulous cast of characters who helped—and occasionally hindered—his progress.
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In a charming saga of sun, sea, sand a and cement a John Mole tells of the back-breaking but joyous labours of fixing up his own Arcadia and introduces a warm, generous and garrulous cast of characters who helped (and occasionally hindered) his progress.
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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... 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 Dusseldorf - over bottles of ouzo, whisky and wine.
If only Hector the dog would calm down.
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A love affair of a memoir with timeless, rural Greece and a garrulous cast of characters.