Nicole Pomanou visits her ancestral village for her father’s memorial service. She is supposed to meet her mother and two sisters, but her younger sister never shows up… A griping psychological thriller, a story about guilt, that promises to take your breath away.
Mary’s Kontzoglou newest duology is named “Rust and Gold” and is inspired by the real-life story of the Vamvaka family. Through the tumult of 19th century Greece, where the middle class started to form, the siblings Antonis and Avgoustina Vamvaka strive to achieve their dream: creating the best spirit in the world. The first book is titled "Negroponte" and the second "Porto Leone", from the names of the two important ports of the period, Chalkida and Peraeus.
During a fight with his mother, 23 year old Dionysis shoots himself. Half his face is damaged. Without a nose, mouth, cheeks, he has trouble eating and speaking, and he survives in the shadow of his parents. For a long time he lives on social media, until a doctor proposes a treatment: face transplant. Can a stranger’s face give you back your life? A unique novel that talks about bioethics, love, family, and relationships in the digital age.
In a small village called Adelfiko, two people are about to meet: George Melissinos, a surgeon trying to come to terms with loosing a patient; and Maro, copy editor and single mother, returning to her ancestral home after her city apartment was destroyed in a fire. This is a novel about places, memories, regrets, with a 90’s nostalgic atmosphere.
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