The Nifi

The Nifi opens in 1983 in the remote Greek village of Margariti where the narrator, a young American woman, finds herself after having impulsively eloped with a Greek immigrant working at a local diner in a New York suburb. Her new husband's mother, Chevi, welcomes her and though they share no common language, as time goes by, Chevi is able to convey the heartache and betrayals of her life and the heroine emerges. This is a story rich in the culture, traditions and triumphs of one...
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The Nifi opens in 1983 in the remote Greek village of Margariti where the narrator, a young American woman, finds herself after having impulsively eloped with a Greek immigrant working at a local diner in a New York suburb. Her new husband's mother, Chevi, welcomes her and though they share no common language, as time goes by, Chevi is able to convey the heartache and betrayals of her life and the heroine emerges. This is a story rich in the culture, traditions and triumphs of one small valley and the events that defined generations