After just one day The Crete Trilogy is at No1 in the UK charts, and five of my books are in the Top 20. Thank you to all who have bought them. The paperback edition of The Crete Trilogy should be out in a few days.
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Art Cafe at Elounda Island Villas
On this secluded island joined to mainland Crete by a causeway linking it to Elounda, beside the sparkling waters of the Gulf of Korfos and surrounded by tranquil gardens is the Art Cafe and Elounda Island Villas run by my friend Lida Alexopoulos and her wonderful family. Surely the most beautiful possible outlet for selling my books possible!
Out today
Out today for Kindle, with the paperback release due at the end of the week, The Crete Trilogy, Crete – A Notebook, Hidden Crete and More Hidden Crete all in one volume. A saving of £3.95 on the total cost of all three titles.
‘Thanks, Richard, for adding your great eye to your gifted pen in service to sharing the essence of Greece with the world!’
Jeffrey Siger
Look what’s in the window
London’s Hellenic Bookservice, the largest collection of Classics and Modern Greek books in the world has their bookshop in London. Take a look at today’s window display! Feeling a little bit proud. If you are passing drop in or visit their website, the shop is just fantastic.
And from Those Greek Wives…
Coming soon
Just some tweaking with the inside formatting, some proof reading and then we are ready to go.
Myrtos
The coastal village of Myrtos could be easily missed, and is missed by most people, which gives it a somnolent appeal. On first appearance it seems that the village has sat here in this crescent shaped bay, sheltered from the more excessive attentions of the winds that can blow in anger along this part of the south coast, for eternity. In fact what we see now has been built since the Second World War. The participation of locals in resistance against the Germans saw homes razed to the ground in revenge, an act of barbarism so favoured by those moulded by the doctrine of hatred that pervaded the time. The peaceful narrow lanes and traditional low-rise buildings are surrounded by gardens that stay in bloom for much of the year in a temperate climate that rarely drops in temperature below 12 C. The village is a serene tribute to the bravery of its former residents and a beacon of hope that the generous and hospitable people of Crete will never experience such brutality again.
Time to think
Whenever you approach Greece, whether by ferry or air, something happens to the light; as if some celestial switch has been flipped, changing everything.
Crete Trilogy cover
Just back from my great cover designer David Richardson, I think he’s done a brilliant job, and fr the first time the cover shot is one of mine. Last tweaks are being done to the inside matter and then the book should be published.
Progress report
The manuscript for the Crete Trilogy has been edited, formatted and proof read. The cover is having a few tweaks but is almost there. With a following wind should be published in a few weeks time.
Notes From Greece 