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Summary: An American's Dream
Review: My wife and I took a cruise last year, sailing aroung the Med and taking in the Greek Islands, enjoying the local color and good-humor of the Cretans and other islanders. My wife bought me "Still Life in Crete" and I found it to be full of informative, hilarious and accurate writing on my favorite island.I'd sure like to have the guts to do what the author here has done. It reads beautifully and no book on life in the Med (I am a freelance writer for travel magazines) covers island life like this one. My memories are food and drink, the landscape, the wonderful people and their bizarre daily routines. All these can be found in the book. There really is something for everyone - especially if you're a dog-lover! This book is Europe as it should be. It is THE book for Crete, maybe even Greece. I didn't know what to expect but Mr Cox has kept my memories of a beautiful island alive. Anyone going to Europe should read it, you won't find a better guide.
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Summary: Information and entertainment in this book
Review: This book offers its readers plenty of facts - and plenty of laughs! It's the witty story of an English couple's attempts to make a new life in Crete, the Greek island described by the author as Europe's last outpost of individualism. The author writes with a robust good humor about his experiences - and with an almost journalistic directness. "Still Life in Crete" will appeal mainly to travel book readers, particularly those who enjoy getting off the well-beaten track, but anyone thinking of moving to live in another country will also like it. Although it is a first-person account of actual events, the book's characters and the sustained and active narrative make it as readable as a novel.
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