Book description
Consumed by a myth about Zeus, a magic sword, and soul mates, Greek-American professor Thair Mylopoulos-Wright has spent much of her life searching for her Other Half. At thirty-one, she spends a summer in Greece; there, alone on a tranquil island, she begins writing stories about her grandmother's experiences in…
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1 author picked The Greek Persuasion as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
As an intrepid traveler, I love when I am somewhere and recognize a place from a book I have read. Last year I went to Hydra in Greece and highly consider it a place for writers to be inspired. Like the protagonist in my book the one in this book is a professor who goes on a journey of self-discovery.
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