An Island in Greece: On the Shores of Skopelos By Michael Carroll

Name: An Island in Greece: On the Shores of Skopelos By Michael Carroll
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

An Island in GreeceOn the Shores of Skopelos\nAuthor(s): Michael Carroll\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: I.B. Tauris\nISBN-13: 9781845118228, 978-1845118228\nSynopsis\nScattered in a crescent in the sparkling waters of the Aegean, the islands of the Sporades are known to Greek fishermen as 'the gates of the wind'. It was to this unspoilt archipelago that Michael Carroll sailed Astarte, a boat of sleek mahogany with wine-red sails, named after the Phoenician goddess of the moon and the sea. But his dream of travelling where the wind took him, rootless and free, changed when he landed on [url] a chance meeting with the charismatic Vangeli led to him buying a piece of land on a remote cove, once the site of an ancient city and the perfect harbour for [url] unfolds the story of Carroll's growing attachment to Skopelos as he sets down roots and makes it his home. Engaging and vividly-described, \""An Island in Greece\"" is a sun-drenched ta.