Stories I Stole |
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| Author:
| Steavenson, Wendell |
| ISBN: | 978-1-877008-54-2 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2003 |
| Publisher: | Text Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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The farthest edge of Europe, beyond the Black Sea, overrun by Persians, Turks, Russians, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane; at the crossroads of history, Islam, Christianity and the Silk Road. Eight nationalities, five languages, two separatist regions, vast mountains, subtropical coastline, desert monasteries, ancient vineyards, wine, song, blood feuds, bandits and poetry.
Who knows from where it sprang; spirit, soul or only runaway? In any case, Wendell Steavenson boarded a plane...
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The farthest edge of Europe, beyond the Black Sea, overrun by Persians, Turks, Russians, Genghis Khan and Tamerlane; at the crossroads of history, Islam, Christianity and the Silk Road. Eight nationalities, five languages, two separatist regions, vast mountains, subtropical coastline, desert monasteries, ancient vineyards, wine, song, blood feuds, bandits and poetry.
Who knows from where it sprang; spirit, soul or only runaway? In any case, Wendell Steavenson boarded a plane to Georgia on a whim. At the edge of Europe, on the shores of the Black Sea, in the ruins left by despots and bureaucrats, she found a people in whom hospitality is both a gift and a challenge. In a city with electricity so unreliable that the mere anticipation of light brings joy, she heard tales of blood feuds and played hangman with a secret policeman. And, in less time than it takes to complete the toasts in honour of new friends, she fell in love.