First published in Greek as Η δασκάλα με τα χρυσά μάτια, 1954.
Translated by Philip Sherrard, 1964.
This edition, Efstathiadis Group, 2003 (Athens, Greece). ISBN 960 226 088 2.

"Leonis Drivas returns from the war. The springs of feeling have so dried in him that even the news of his mother's death with which his younger sister greets his homecoming cannot draw his tears. Like many before him, he sets himself to pick up the quiet threads of his life and to exorcise the memories through his painting. First, however, he has a duty to perform. His friend Varnas, who died a death of putrefying horror beside him in the military hospital, has entrusted him with a wallet to return to his widow. Sappho Vranas, the schoolmistress with the golden eyes, is not the simple peasant girl he expected to find."

RELEASE NOTES:

This book will be released during the «Mazoksi» in Chania, Crete for the 3rd Greek Bookcrossing Convention from May 1 to May 4 2008.

During this time, many books will be released in various locations around Chania, so that the books may travel and find new readers.
Happy Travels dear book!

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This book will be taken back to NZ with me

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I went to a meet up almost as soon as I got off the plane and this book will be doing the circuit of local bookcrossers.

The Christchurch bookcrossers meet up on a regular basis,the information is on BCNZ Yahoo NZ The main organizers are FutureCat and myself and we welcome new members to our very friendly group.

Picked up at the Browsers Cafe meetup, thanks for sharing. I'm looking forward to reading this book.

What an interesting book. The author writes in the old fashioned style, of course as the book was first published in 1954. It was very descriptive and interesting.

Now I know that I need to come to the Greek islands to experience the place for myself.

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Taking to the meetup at the fabulous Cafe Bleu

Picked up at tonight's meetup. I had to pick up a book that's come all the way from Greece!

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Unfortunately, this book didn't do a lot for me - I just couldn't get into the writer's style, and the plot didn't really engage me. I agree with Marcie on one point though - the descriptions of the Greek Islands make me want to visit Greece!

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CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Returned to Lytteltonwitch at tonight's meetup, so she can continue the book's journey.

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