Afternoons in Ithaka
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (806 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0733332080 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author With a keen interest in people and their stories, Spiri Tsintziras has a background in social work and freelance journalism and has worked in marketing, publishing and policy roles for more than 15 years. For more on Spiri, see her blog The Tribal Tomato, at writingspirit . Spiri lives in Melbourne with her husband, two kids and a bunch of pets. She has had numerous stories about food, family and connection published in THE AGE, and is the the co-author of PARLOUR GAMES FOR MODERN FAMILIES (Scribe, 2009), winner of the Australian Book Industry Award Book of the Year for Older Children 2010
"Brought back memories" according to Moonman. As a first-generation Australian who grew up in Brunswick, I could identify with the author's childhood memories. I believe that I might be somewhat older than the author (the Brunswick Mechanics' Institute, mentioned by the author, was my municipal library in the mid-1960's) and of a different gender and different European heritage, but tomatoes growing in kerosene tins in the front yard; desp. Afternoons In Ithaka is a fabulous read From the beautiful cover, to the delicious sounding blurb about it, this book could have been written especially for me. I am a huge fan of Greece - the people, the food, the stories, the sunshine - everything about that wonderful country delights me. I'm also passionate about food, about great ingredients and how to use them, so a book that combines Greece and food really is my idea of perfect. Judith Norris said Essential Read for Lovers of Family and Travel. The importance of family and family roots, especially in the Greek community, was the focal point in this relaxing and easy to read novel. Spiri extends the reader the privilege of travelling with her not only to Greece, but also on her journey through life as a Greek family member.I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who reads to experience and get lost in another 'world' o
these evocative, funny and poignant stories explore how food and culture, language and music, and people and their stories help to create a sense of meaning and identity.. I am seven years old. 'I remember crusty just-baked bread, rubbed with juicy tomato flesh, swimming in a puddle of thick green olive oil. It is the height of summer in a seaside village in the south of Greece. We little Aussies devour 'tomato sandwiches' as the family chats and laughs and swats flies ' From the first heady taste of tomatoes on home-baked bread in her mother's village in Petalidi, to sitting at a taverna some 30 years later in Ithaka with her young family, Spiri tsintziras goes on a culinary, creative and spiritual journey that propels her back and forth between Europe and Australia. I sit on a stool in my grandmother's house. A charming memoir of self-discovery, family, connection and the power of a tomato
Spiri lives in Melbourne with her husband, two kids and a bunch of pets. She has had numerous stories about food, family and connection published in THE AGE, and is the the co-author of PARLOUR GAMES FOR MODERN FAMILIES (Scribe, 2009), winner of the Australian Book Industry Award Book of the Year for Older Children 2010. For more on Spiri, see her blog The Tribal Tomato, at writingspirit . W